Vol 7 Nr 2 (2023)

Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts

Volume 7, No. 2 – September 2023

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Full Issue DOI: 10.55456/specialissue20241

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Title: Il progetto sull’intersessualità in immagini dipinte e testuali in manoscritti medievali

pp. 6–33
Author: Carla Rossi, ISFiDa Chair (ORCID: 0000-0001-6557-3684)
Abstract: This article presents a comprehensive study of intersexuality as represented in medieval manuscript illuminations and textual sources. It explores visual motifs, symbolic interpretations, and the cultural contexts that shaped these depictions.
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Title: Uomo e Donna tra Cielo e Terra: scintille in divenire

pp. 34–63
Author: Arianna C. T. Vaudano, PhD Candidate, University of Cassino (ORCID: )
Abstract: The essay examines the dynamic relationship between male and female principles in medieval and philosophical traditions, exploring the interplay of earthly existence and spiritual transcendence as transformative “sparks in becoming.”
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Title: Sacred Symbolism: The Divine Feminine and the Fibonacci spiral in Bourgot Le Noir's Illumination of the Vagina Christi

pp. 64–70
Author: Gabor Marx (ORCID: 0000-0003-4636-0952)
Abstract: This article analyzes sacred symbolism in the medieval illumination by Bourgot Le Noir depicting the Vagina Christi, highlighting connections between representations of the divine feminine and the mathematical elegance of the Fibonacci spiral.
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Title: La metamorfosi per volontà divina: il motivo in Yde et Olive e la sua diffusione nel Trecento

pp. 71–86
Author: Paolo Spaggiari, Università di Parma, ISFiDa (ORCID: 0000-0001-6814-6792)
Abstract: The study explores the motif of divine metamorphosis in the medieval narrative Yde et Olive, tracing its thematic dissemination and adaptations throughout fourteenth-century literary culture.
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