Exploring Intersections Between Nizami and Dante: Before and After Medievality

This book takes readers on a journey across eras, exploring cultural, philosophical, and literary parallels between Islamic and Christian civilizations through the lens of medieval poets Nizami and Dante. Using the concept of ’before and after’ as a platform for comparative analysis, it offers a fresh perspective on medieval cultural heritage and reveals modern reinterpretations. Through discussions of medieval symbols as beauty, wine, sage, sacred and profane passion, moral foundations, the book sheds light on medieval symbols and the evolving role of love in the human spirit. Perfect for scholars and curious readers seeking to bridge historical divides and explore the legacies of the past.

Rahilya Geybullayeva is PhD from Lomonosov Moscow State University (1989) and Full Professor at Baku Slavic University. She was a recipient of UNESCO, Carnegie, and Fulbright Fellowships and has been a visiting scholar at SOAS, University of Wisconsin-Madison, UC Berkeley, and Harvard University. Geybullayeva has authored numerous monographs and articles focusing on the intersections of comparative literature, culture, religion, literary historiography, and sociology. Among her recent publications are: chapter ＂Semiolinguistic look on mythology, cultural history and meanings of places in Azerbaijan＂ in Transcending Signs (2023) and The Interpretation of Nizami’s Cultural Heritage in the Contemporary Period(2020).

Nunzio Ruggiero is Full Professor in Contemporary Italian Literature within the Humanities Department of the Suor Orsola Benincasa University in Naples (UniSOB). He teaches Italian Literature and Literary Criticism, in the Degree Courses in Foreign Languages, Cultural Heritage and Archaeology. His main area of research is the study of the Neapolitan cultural life in the XIX and XX centuries, within an international perspective which underlines the role of Naples as European capital. Among his recent publications: Paesaggio 1922-2022. Cent’anni della legge Croce, ed. by F. Mangone, N. Ruggiero (2022); Una capitale del XIX secolo. La cultura letteraria a Napoli tra Europa e nuova Italia (2020).

Maria Teresa Giaveri has been Professor of Comparative Literature and French Literature at different Italian Universities and at C.N.R.S (Paris). She is a member of the Accademia delle Scienze (Torino) and of the Accademia Peloritana (Palermo, Messina); she is Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (France), editor of numerous scientific journals, vice-president of Pen Club Italia and of Società Italiana di Traduttologia. Among her books is ＂Meridiani Mondadori＂ Colette and Valéry (2000, 2014), the Correspondence Einstein - Valéry (2020) and the best-seller Lady Montagu e il Dragomanno. Viaggio avventuroso alle origini dei vaccini (2021).