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Sicilia, un’isola dentro un continente umano
Sicily, the Island on the Human Continent

Author(s): Małgorzata Puto
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Other Language Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Giuseppe Culicchia; island; voyage; identity; mente locale

Summary/Abstract: The analyzed text puts a great emphasis on the concept of an island perceived not only as a geographical autonomic zone, but also as a cultural and personal continuum. Culicchia’s novel focuses on the emotional and generational voyage preceded by the images that are alive in the mind of a child who now becomes an adult. Sicily is an example of the concept of mente locale which defines the relationship between space and human being for whom it is essential and primordial.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 161-171
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Italian