Abstract:Starting from the early 14th century, Piccarda Donati and the story of her abduction from the Clarissan convent of Monticelli were subjected to a creative process of reconfiguration and retelling that “made” Piccarda into a virgin martyr and a champion of the Clarissan order. By reading early modern Clarissan and Franciscan historiography against the grain of Paradiso 3–4 and the information preserved in early commentaries of the Commedia, I demonstrate that this process was likely initiated and favored by the… Show more
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