No. 5 (2024): Una / Κοινῇ - Rivista di studi sul classico e sulla sua ricezione nella letteratura italiana moderna e contemporanea
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Suggestioni classiche ne Le città invisibili di Italo Calvino

Asteria Casadio
Università degli Studi G. D’Annunzio di Chieti
Published December 18, 2024
Keywords
  • names,
  • cities,
  • technique,
  • sources,
  • classic
How to Cite
Casadio , A. (2024). Suggestioni classiche ne Le città invisibili di Italo Calvino. Una Κοινῇ - Magazine of Studies on the Classic and Its Reception in Modern and Contemporary Italian Literature, (5), 9-28. Retrieved from https://unakoine.it/index.php/unaK/article/view/138

Abstract

The present study aims to trace the classical sources in Le città invisibili and the use that Calvino makes of it. In particular, we focus on the technique used to hide and reveal them at the same time, also in light of the writer’s thoughts.