La coturnice e la manna. Metafore del cibo nella predicazione quaresimale di Girolamo Savonarola

Abstract

The article focuses on several food metaphores employed by Girolamo Savonarola in the sermons on Amos and Zachary, preached in Florence during the Lent of 1496. The meaning of these metaphores changes according to the aim of the preacher who follows constantly his project of reformation of the city of Florence, meant to be the new heavenly Jerusalem. The quail and the manna, the preparation of the lamb for the Easter meal and the signification of fruits and vegetables in the book of the Numbers help Girolamo Savonarola to explain to his followers the real meaning of the resurrection and the presence of Christ in Christians life