/library/oar/handle/123456789/130149 2025-12-25T05:49:06Z 2025-12-25T05:49:06Z Grima, Sala M. A. /library/oar/handle/123456789/130287 2025-01-03T10:17:30Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Sulla Commedia di Dante Authors: Grima, Sala M. A. Abstract: Nei decenni precedenti l'epoca che Johan Huizinga ha definito "l'autunno del Medioevo", l'Europa era non solo impegnata nella costruzione di cattedrali magnifiche, ma era anche dedita, parallelamente, all' elaborazione di una particolareggiata, se non compiuta visione del mondo. Una delle piu grandi - forse, addirittura, la piu grande - e la summa teologico-filosofica di Tommaso d' Aquino. Fra le altre cattedrali concettuali che dobbiamo a intelletti sublimi non si puo tacere quella di Bonaventura da Bagnoregio.

2021-01-01T00:00:00Z Bonnici, Glen /library/oar/handle/123456789/130284 2025-01-03T10:05:00Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Televised British and Italian heterotopic afterlives : Back mirror and La porta rossa Authors: Bonnici, Glen Abstract: This paper discusses the representation of spaces inhabited by spectral characters in the British series Black Mirror, specifically in the episodes entitled "Be Right Back" and "San Junipero", and in the first season of the Italian production Laporta rossa. While at first glance the two tv serials may appear as significantly different in terms of plot and style, a deeper look at the otherness that imbues the fictional places in which the narrative unfolds reveals an underlying similarity. This otherness is unearthed using Michel Foucault's theoretical notions on heterotopias as outlined in the essay "Of Other Spaces" combined with key concepts taken from studies on spectrality. The analysis identifies a link between supernatural ghosts and technological spectres in their ability to simultaneously reflect and inform our collective imagination and popular culture. The portrayal of spaces suspended between the familiar and the unknown are a primary way in which this influence is exerted and inevitably lead the viewers to question the ontological essence of humankind.

2021-01-01T00:00:00Z Vassalo, Peter /library/oar/handle/123456789/130281 2025-01-03T07:34:32Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Peter Vassallo on Dante and the romantics Authors: Vassalo, Peter Abstract: The text below is the adapted transcription of a radio interview on Campus FM conducted by Gloria Lauri-Lucente with Peter Vassallo on the subject of Dante and Romantic aesthetics. The interview was broadcast in March 2006 within the series "Laboratorju Letterarju." [excerpt]

2021-01-01T00:00:00Z D'Alfonso, Francesca /library/oar/handle/123456789/130270 2025-01-02T14:26:21Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Nino Ricci's version of a childhood trauma : an interpretation of In a glass house Authors: D'Alfonso, Francesca Abstract: In In A Glass House Nino Ricci explores a boy's efforts to adjust himself to a new reality (Canada) immediately after his dramatic arrival from another country (Italy). In fact, this article focuses on the tortuous journey on which Vittorio embarks as he gradually conquers over time the alien landscape. In addition, from a narratological angle, particular attention is paid to the limited point of view that characterizes this novel. Indeed, the reader is directly involved in Vittorio's consciousness because every action and every mental response is filtered through the protagonist's eyes. This technique endows the novelistic text with an air of reality while the reader feels that every word and phrase is deeply ingrained in Vittorio's reliable mind. Ultimately, the novel may be regarded as a successful representation of a cultural transition whose results lead to a positive dialogism between the age-old Italian culture and the formative multicultural Canadian nationhood

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