The aim of this essay is to explore the relationship between the word and the fictional concealment in the narrative work of one of the most original – but, strangely, least known – Italian authors of the 20th century, Tommaso Landolfi. This analysis examines a single work by Landolfi, the long story Ottavio di Saint-Vincent, which seems to have a particular relationship with the whole narrative production of this author because of its concern with metanarrative. The story of the poor poet Ottavio of Saint Vincent, who pretends to be a fictional duke conforming to the duchess’ wishes, surfaces more than once as a metaphor for literary creation itself.
The Word as Mask. A Reading of Tommaso Landolfi’s Ottavio di Saint-Vincent
GARDONCINI, ALICE
2016-01-01
Abstract
The aim of this essay is to explore the relationship between the word and the fictional concealment in the narrative work of one of the most original – but, strangely, least known – Italian authors of the 20th century, Tommaso Landolfi. This analysis examines a single work by Landolfi, the long story Ottavio di Saint-Vincent, which seems to have a particular relationship with the whole narrative production of this author because of its concern with metanarrative. The story of the poor poet Ottavio of Saint Vincent, who pretends to be a fictional duke conforming to the duchess’ wishes, surfaces more than once as a metaphor for literary creation itself.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
