Vol. 26 No. 2 (2023)
Essays

Notes about Antonio Beccari and Menghino Mezzani’s ‘tenzone dantesca’. The answer of Mino di Vanni d’Arezzo.

Alessandro Pilosu
Sapienza Università di Roma

Published 2024-11-07

Keywords

  • Beccari,
  • Mezzani,
  • Charles IV,
  • tenzone,
  • XIV century

Abstract

The article defines the historical and philological framework of a ‘tenzone’ between Antonio Beccari and Menghino Mezzani focused on the first italian campaign of emperor Charles IV. A critical edition of a third sonnet, written by Mino di Vanni d’Arezzo in response to Beccari, is eventually offered.