No One Generates Unless He realizes that He is Generated. The Role of Adults: some Reflections and Examples in the Italian Literature of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Cover Image

Nessuno genera se non riconosce di essere stato generato. Il ruolo dell’adulto: alcune riflessioni ed esempi nella Letteratura Italiana dell’Otto-Novecento
No One Generates Unless He realizes that He is Generated. The Role of Adults: some Reflections and Examples in the Italian Literature of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Author(s): Elena Rondena
Subject(s): History, Language and Literature Studies, Theology and Religion, Italian literature
Published by: VERBUM - vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku
Keywords: Master; Education; Italian literature; Foscolo; Manzoni. Dante;

Summary/Abstract: St. Thomas Aquinas argues that "the perfect virtue" is achieved through the help of "others". This article shows a critical path in literature of nineteenth and twentieth centuries, from Foscolo to Levi, passing through Dante, Manzoni, Pascoli, De Marchi, Collodi, Mastronardi, based on this assumption. The models and examples given in this article show how the educational goal about future generations depends on adults and at the same time they prove that Italian literature is a privileged space to deepen some of the fundamental anthropological dynamics.

  • Issue Year: XXI/2021
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 56-68
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Italian