Title: Between hell and a fiery mountain: Antoine de La Sale's ascent of Vulcano
Author, co-author: Leglu, Catherine
Abstract: Antoine de la Sale's texts contain short fragments of allegedly autobiographical memoir. This article examines his account of climbing an active volcano on Lipari and suggests a possible intertext with Petrarch's description of his ascent of Mont Ventoux.
Author, co-author: Leglu, Catherine
Abstract: Antoine de la Sale's texts contain short fragments of allegedly autobiographical memoir. This article examines his account of climbing an active volcano on Lipari and suggests a possible intertext with Petrarch's description of his ascent of Mont Ventoux.