"Sozzo a vedere": corpo e tabu' nell'ultimo Leopardi

Translated title of the contribution: Filthy to the sight: body and taboo in the late Leopardi

Michael Caesar

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

Abstract

A close analysis of a late poem by Leopardi, informed by the anthropological work on dirt by Mary Douglas and by that on skin conducted by Didier Anzieu.
Translated title of the contributionFilthy to the sight: body and taboo in the late Leopardi
Original languageItalian
Title of host publicationLa prospettiva antroplogica nel pensiero e nella poesia di Giacomo Leopardi
Place of PublicationFlorence
PublisherOlschki
Pages179-193
Number of pages14
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Keywords

  • Leopardi, Mary Douglas, Didier Anzieu

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