SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI’S “CANTICLE OF THE SUN.” THE BEGINNING OF ITALIAN LITERATURE AND THE SACRALITY OF NATURE AND THE MEDIEVAL BIRTH OF THE MODERN ECOLOGICAL CULTURE.
Titles of the Individual Presentations in a Panel
Dr. Maria G. Simonelli Monmouth University Department of Foreign Language Studies Plangere Center, Room 124 West Long Branch, N.J. 07764 msimonel@monmouth.edu Tel. (732) 263-5612
Subject Area
Literary Criticism
Abstract
St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Sun, is the first major work of the Italian Literature. This paper highlights the literary value of the Canticle. Furthermore, it shows the foresight of St. Francis who with his Canticle enhanced and safeguarded the four elements in times when there was no pollution and the work of man ended up being paid off by the natural cycle. This was recognized by Pope John Paul II who, with his April 6, 1980 papal bull, declared St. Francis of Assisi patron of ecology.
Brief Bio Note
Dr. Maria G. Simonelli 1978 PhD. in Italian Literature and Philosophy Università di Napoli Italy since 1995 professor of Italian, Latin and Classical Greek at Monmouth University Department of Foreign Language Studies Plangere Center, Room 124 West Long Branch, N.J. 07764 and Coordinator of the Italian Program
Keywords
Echology, Literature, Italian, Poetry, St. Francis, Modernity
Presentation Year
October 2020
Start Date
10-22-2020 2:55 PM
End Date
10-22-2020 3:35 PM
Embargo
11-6-2019
Recommended Citation
Simonelli, Maria G. Dr., "SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI’S “CANTICLE OF THE SUN.” THE BEGINNING OF ITALIAN LITERATURE AND THE SACRALITY OF NATURE AND THE MEDIEVAL BIRTH OF THE MODERN ECOLOGICAL CULTURE." (2020). South East Coastal Conference on Languages & Literatures (SECCLL). 16.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/seccll/2020/2020/16
SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI’S “CANTICLE OF THE SUN.” THE BEGINNING OF ITALIAN LITERATURE AND THE SACRALITY OF NATURE AND THE MEDIEVAL BIRTH OF THE MODERN ECOLOGICAL CULTURE.
St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Sun, is the first major work of the Italian Literature. This paper highlights the literary value of the Canticle. Furthermore, it shows the foresight of St. Francis who with his Canticle enhanced and safeguarded the four elements in times when there was no pollution and the work of man ended up being paid off by the natural cycle. This was recognized by Pope John Paul II who, with his April 6, 1980 papal bull, declared St. Francis of Assisi patron of ecology.
