Potenza, Italia
Santa Caterina d'Alessandria è stata definita dagli studiosi moderni una “Santa Fantasma”, per via della possibile identificazione della figura agiografica come ipostasi della filosofa tardo-antica Ipazia d'Alessandria. Dal momento che la stessa Ipazia è stata spesso interpretata come un’icona “femminista” o “proto-femminista”, ci si potrebbe chiedere se e in che misura una prospettiva di Female Studies possa essere utile per consentire agli studiosi moderni di comprendere la figura di Caterina in se stessa. Lo scopo di questo contributo sarà quello di proporre alcune possibili interpretazioni delle funzioni di Santa Caterina in questa prospettiva, cercando di ripercorrere in un approccio diacronico alcuni dei momenti più significativi della sua rappresentazione letteraria ed erudita, soffermandosi in particolare su alcuni momenti salienti della sua prima ricezione moderna.
St. Catherine of Alexandria has been defined by modern scholarship as a «Ghost Saint», for the possible identification of her hagiographical figure as a hypostasis of the Late-Antique philosopher, Hypatia of Alexandria. Since Hypatia herself has been often interpreted as a “feminist” or“proto-feminist” icon, one could wonder if and to what extent a Female Studies’ perspective would beuseful to let modern scholars understand Catherine’s figure in herself. The aim of this paper will be to propose some possible interpretations of St. Catherine’s functions through the lens of Female Studies, trying to disentangle in a diachronic approach some of the most significant moments of her literaryand erudite representation, focusing in particular on the key-moment of its early modern reception.
Saint Catherine of Alexandria has been defined by modern scholarship as a “Ghost Saint”, for her possible identification of the hagiographical figure as a hypostasis of the Late-Antique philosopher, Hypatia of Alexandria. Since Hypatia herself has been often interpreted as a “feminist” or “proto-feminist” icon, one could wonder if and to what extent a Female Studies’ perspective would be useful to let modern scholars understand Catherine’s figure in herself. The aim of this paper will be to propose some possible interpretations of Saint Catherine’s functions through the lens of Female Studies, trying to disentangle in a diachronic approach some of the most significant moments of her literary and erudite representation, focusing in particular on the key-moment of its early modern reception.
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