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... sodomitic interests found in Paolo Giovio's Life of Leo X in order to explore the secret, inner chamber of one of Leo's most prominent courtiers in Rome, Bernardo Dovizi da Bibbiena (1470 ... 14.... more
... sodomitic interests found in Paolo Giovio's Life of Leo X in order to explore the secret, inner chamber of one of Leo's most prominent courtiers in Rome, Bernardo Dovizi da Bibbiena (1470 ... 14. Umberto Eco, // nome della rosa (Milan: Bompiani, 1980); The Name of the Rose, trans ...
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This chapter investigates the queer in Dante. By queer we understand a critical practice that resists both heteronormative assumptions about desire and fixed binary notions of gender. The essay explores where and how Dante’s texts engage... more
This chapter investigates the queer in Dante. By queer we understand a critical practice that resists both heteronormative assumptions about desire and fixed binary notions of gender. The essay explores where and how Dante’s texts engage difference around sexuality/gender, especially sodomy and same-sex desire. It also surveys professional academic reactions to queer moments in Dante’s poem, particularly the sodomy cantos (Inf. XV–XVI, Purg. XXVI), where we detect a distinct strain of homophobic defensiveness. Finally, the essay begins to recount the fascinating history of Dante reception by queer readers—armchair enthusiasts and activists, scholars, poets, writers, and filmmakers.