The aim of this study is to observe the semantic values of the word "silence" in three authors: Giacomo Leopardi, Madame de Staël and François-René de Chateaubriand. In particular, the focus is on the oscillation of the meaning of the word between an euphoric and a dysphoric sense. This comparative perspective allows us to see if and how it is possible to talk about intertextual references and shows to what extent Leopardi thought of the two French authors while writing his 'Zibaldone' and other works, such as his unfinshed (and not well-known) autobiography 'Vita abbozzata di Silvio Sarno'.
Leopardi, Madame de Staël, Chateaubriand: studio lessicale sul termine “silenzio” / Cupelloni, Francesca. - In: STUDI FRANCESI. - ISSN 2421-5856. - 193:1(2021), pp. 45-57.
Leopardi, Madame de Staël, Chateaubriand: studio lessicale sul termine “silenzio”
Francesca Cupelloni
2021
Abstract
The aim of this study is to observe the semantic values of the word "silence" in three authors: Giacomo Leopardi, Madame de Staël and François-René de Chateaubriand. In particular, the focus is on the oscillation of the meaning of the word between an euphoric and a dysphoric sense. This comparative perspective allows us to see if and how it is possible to talk about intertextual references and shows to what extent Leopardi thought of the two French authors while writing his 'Zibaldone' and other works, such as his unfinshed (and not well-known) autobiography 'Vita abbozzata di Silvio Sarno'.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
