La contaminación en la Commedia

The phenomenon of the contamination
in an overabundant tradition like that of
Dante’s Commedia appears in various forms, depending
on the context of the copying process
of the mss., on the types of copyists and on the
state of conservation of the witnesses. Through
a review of the different categories of contamination
identified by critics (extrastemmatic contamination
and contamination, contamination
by lessons and by juxtaposition, sporadic, thick
and full contamination,) - integrated with some
additional proposals designed specifically for the
Commedia (internal and external contamination,
hybrid contamination, simple and stratified contamination),
the essay aims at giving a comprehensive
picture of the problem, together with
examples and proposals for solutions or at least
useful tips to overcome the obstacle.