La prosopopea floreale agiografica: il caso della Litania mariana dei fiori
The hagiographic floral prosopopoeia: The case of the 'Marian litany of flowers'. The paper presents a brief and partial review of the trope of flower personification (prosopopoeia) within the Christian imagery, with specific reference to the saintly figures. Attention is focused on the pa...
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| Language: | English |
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Associazione Ocula
2020-07-01
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| Series: | Ocula |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ocula.it/files/OCULA-23-MARINO-La-prosopopea-floreale-agiografica-il-caso-della-litania-marian |
| Summary: | The hagiographic floral prosopopoeia: The case of the 'Marian litany of flowers'. The paper presents a brief and partial review of the trope of flower personification (prosopopoeia) within the Christian imagery, with specific reference to the saintly figures. Attention is focused on the particular case of the Litania mariana dei fiori ('Marian Litany of flowers') authored by sister Chiara Immacolata Trigilia, published in 2005, and on its webpage (2008) and YouTube (2009) renditions. |
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| ISSN: | 1724-7810 |