Il dramma autobiografico Ne l’arialda di testori
The Autobigraphical Drama in Testori’s L’Arialda

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to analyse the autobiographical elements Giovanni Testori included in one of his most famous dramas: L'Arialda. The author deals with various important themes, such as provincial life, which he knows very well because he himself grew up in the suburbs, homosexuality, which creates a deep rift in himself because of his strongly religious upbringing, and death, which ends up becoming the mirror of life. Testori was not only a playwright, but also a painter, art critic, novelist, poet, magazine editor, chronicler; he was a complete artist and in this play we can build piece after piece, like a jigsaw on stage, his inner tragedy. His theatre cannot be limited to a single category, but it widens and expands, embracing all fields of art, it touches upon classical theatre peaks, but contemplates a modern scenario, it reaches the climax of tragedy through which he reveals his rebellious spirit. His life, entirely dedicated to art, can itself be called a work of art.

• Details
• Contents