The Music of Recreation

 
Dante Alighieri, the late medieval Italian author of the Commedia, hails King David as the “sovereign singer” (Paradiso,  XXV.72) and the “singer of the Holy Spirit” (Paradiso,  XX.38). As both king and the inspired author of the Psalms, David, in Dante’s eyes, forged a unity out of many peoples and harmony out of a multiplicity of [...]

Publication Date: 2019-12-11 10:00:20
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