The Idea of Beauty in Italian Literature and Language
Claudio Di Felice, "The Idea of Beauty in Italian Literature and Language"
English | ISBN: 900438894X | 2019 | 392 pages | PDF | 5 MB
English | ISBN: 900438894X | 2019 | 392 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Beauty is a central concept in the Italian cultural imagination throughout its history and in virtually all its manifestations. It particularly permeates the domains that have governed the construction of Italian identity: literature and language. The Idea of Beauty in Italian Literature and Language assesses this long tradition in a series of essays covering a wide chronological and thematic range, while crossing from historical linguistics to literary and cultural studies. It offers elements for reflection on cross-disciplinary approaches in the humanities, and demonstrates the power of beauty as a fundamental category beyond aesthetics.