The "Scroll of Love" by Immanuel of Rome: A Hebrew Parody of Dante's "Vita Nuova."

The affinity between the "Scroll of Love" in the Maḥbarot by Immanuel of Rome (1265-1335?) and the "Vita Nuova" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) has long been discussed by Hebrew scholars in terms of influence and imitation. What the present study suggests is that the "Scroll of Love" is, in fact, a p...

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Published in:Prooftexts Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 149 - 176
Main Author: Brener, Ann
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: Indiana University Press Spring2012
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