Osservazioni sull’impiego del passato remoto nell’analessi
Remarks on the usage of the Italian tense passato remoto in flashbacks

Summary/Abstract: In Italian novels the trapassato prossimo (Past Perfect) tense is canonically used in flashbacks. Thanks to its perfect aspect, this tense enables going back to a time anterior to the past time of the principal narration. This paper focuses on the usage of the Italian tense passato remoto in flashbacks, i.e. on its non-canonical usage, and it attempts to find the reason for such usage. Being perfective, the function of the passato remoto is to show the progress of the narrated events in time. Therefore it is not adequate to be used in flashback, but rather it is typical of the principal narration.

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