The Genius Loci sinks roots in the classical era, where the Genius was part of everyday life. This paper attempts to capture the true sense of the Genius figure, analyzing verses from authors who have written about it and reporting some iconographic illustrations. There are a lot of literary sources and different interpretations, which are often contradictory. Today this locution is used in various contexts; however, we can recognize the Genius Loci in some places and cities, and it can remain in our memories. Someone could make a transposition between Genius and place because just as devastating a place could antagonize the Genius Loci, in the same way when the soil of a territory is overused, depriving it of its resources, and when the relationships between location and morphology are neither understood not respected, there is a risk that it will rebel, giving rise to natural phenomena of no small consequence.
Place and Identity. Conceving Genius Loci / Renzulli, Alessandra; Garda, Emilia; Di Mari, Giuliana; Vitale, Denise. - (2022), pp. 79-90. (Intervento presentato al convegno X edition of the Reuso- Documentation, Restoration and Reuse of Heritage tenutosi a Porto).
Place and Identity. Conceving Genius Loci
Alessandra renzulli
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2022
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The Genius Loci sinks roots in the classical era, where the Genius was part of everyday life. This paper attempts to capture the true sense of the Genius figure, analyzing verses from authors who have written about it and reporting some iconographic illustrations. There are a lot of literary sources and different interpretations, which are often contradictory. Today this locution is used in various contexts; however, we can recognize the Genius Loci in some places and cities, and it can remain in our memories. Someone could make a transposition between Genius and place because just as devastating a place could antagonize the Genius Loci, in the same way when the soil of a territory is overused, depriving it of its resources, and when the relationships between location and morphology are neither understood not respected, there is a risk that it will rebel, giving rise to natural phenomena of no small consequence.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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