Massimo Seriacopi. Bonifacio VIII nella storia e nell'opera di Dante.(Book Review)

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Massimo Seriacopi. Bonifacio VIII nella storia e nell 'opera di Dante. Firenze: Libreria Chiari--Firenze Libri, 2003.

Among the many popes in the Middle Ages, Boniface VIII (1294-1303) is one of the few who are famous. Every textbook of medieval history recounts his struggle with Philip the Fair and rehearses his bull Unam sanctam. Dante scatters references to him throughout the Commedia, which gradually reveal the poet's judgment on bad popes, exemplified in a worst-case scenario: Boniface himself belongs with the simoniacs in Inferno 19; he tricked even the cunning ...

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