Una Terzina. Un'Immagine / One Tercet. One Image (Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts Journal)
Call for Papers
Special Issue 2026 (December)
Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts
(ISSN digital: 2297-1874; ISSN print: 2504-2238)
“One Tercet, One Image”
In collaboration with the SISD – Seminario Internazionale di Studi Danteschi and ISFiDa – Institut d’Estudis Filològics Dantescs i Digitals Avançats, the journal Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts launches a Call for Papers for a special issue devoted to the relationship between Dante’s Divine Comedy and the European visual tradition.
The issue is based on the international project One Tercet, One Image, which combines short video contributions and peer-reviewed articles.
Scholars are invited to submit proposals including:
a video contribution (10–15 minutes)
a written article (5,000–10,000 words)
Both components must focus on a tercet from the Commedia, analysed in relation to a significant image.
Project format
Videos will be recorded online (Zoom) and will follow a standardised format, as in the series available at:
https://www.isfida.eu/unaterzina
Each contribution will include:
reading of the tercet
brief contextualisation
interpretative analysis
discussion of the image
concise conclusion
Videos will be published online prior to the volume.
Scope
Contributions should offer historically grounded analyses of the relationship between Dante’s text and visual culture, from the Middle Ages to the present (manuscripts, painting, sculpture, architecture, modern and contemporary reinterpretations).
Languages accepted
English, Italian, French, Spanish
Deadlines
Abstracts (300–500 words): by 1st September 2026
Notification: 30 September 2026
Full papers (5,000–10,000 words): by 15 October 2026
Publication
Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts is a peer-reviewed open access journal (Paris, Editions Pigouchet; editorial coordination: ISFiDa).
Publication: December 2026
APC: €300 (editing, layout, DOI)
Submission
Send proposals to: info@tcla-journal.eu
Subject: Special Issue “One Tercet, One Image”
Include:
tercet
image
abstract
language
affiliation
Final Note
The issue aims to integrate digital dissemination and scholarly research within a unified framework, exploring the dialogue between Dante’s text and visual culture.