CfP: The Song of Songs in European Poetry (13th–17th Centuries): Translations, Appropriations, Rewritings
Submitted by ccarlin on 14 October 2019 - 9:01pmUniversity of Padova 29–30 June 2020
Traditionally attributed to King Solomon and defined by Rabbi Akiva as the “Holy of Holies” among the sacred scriptures (Mishnah Yadayim 3:5), the Song of Songs is one of the most fascinating and controversial Biblical books. Fervently read and carefully explained, celebrated as a key to the supreme mystery of the union between God and men, the Song of Songs, the primary source for the Christian pervasive metaphor of the sacred marriage and eros, was a text crucial not only to the Middle Ages, but also to the Renaissance period.