La traducción del Inferno de Pedro Fernández de Villegas: la huella de la tradición poética castellana y de los comentarios a la Commedia de Dante

Marfany, Marta

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/aem.2015.45.1.15

La traducción del Inferno de Pedro Fernández de Villegas: la huella de la tradición poética castellana y de los comentarios a la Commedia de Dante

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Marfany M. La traducción del inferno de Pedro Fernández de Villegas: la huella de la tradición poética castellana y de los comentarios a la Commedia de Dante. Anuario de Estudios Medievales. 2015; 45(1):449-71. DOI 10.3989/aem.2015.45.1.15

Abstract

At the turn of the sixteenth century, the archdeacon of Burgos cathedral Pedro Fernández de Villegas undertook a translation of Dante’s Inferno in coplas de arte mayor. Commissioned by Juana de Aragon –Fernando el Católico’s natural daughter–, this translation was printed in 1515 and was accompanied with a commentary. The article discusses the main features of the translation, which are analysed in the light of the Spanish poetic tradition (especially Juan de Mena) and of the medieval exegetical tradition of Dante’s work (Cristoforo Landino, L’Ottimo commento or Benvenuto da Imola). A portray of Juana de Aragon, mandator and recipient of the translation, is also provided.

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Pedro Fernández de Villegas 'Translation of The Inferno': the influence of the Castilian poetic tradition and medieval commentaries on Dante's Commedia