Leonardo Sciascia, a Man of Opposition. How has one of the Most Relevant Opposition Writers Been Recalled in Italy Cover Image

Leonardo Sciascia, un uomo contro. Come è stato ricordato uno degli scrittori d’opposizione più importanti in Italia
Leonardo Sciascia, a Man of Opposition. How has one of the Most Relevant Opposition Writers Been Recalled in Italy

Author(s): Gloria Calzoni
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara
Keywords: Sciascia;remember;newspapers;opposition;man-against;

Summary/Abstract: A brilliant writer, a great polemicist a journalist, and an unusual politician, Leonardo Sciascia was one of the most appreciated figures of the 20th century, in Italy. Well known for a strong commitment to analysis, in a lucid and critical way, of the politics and social situation of Italy, he was considered by many a ‘man-against’, because he was not afraid to express his opinions, taking often an oppositional stance, driven by a huge sense of justice. Analyzing certain articles, appeared on the main Italian daily newspapers and magazine, in the days after his death, i intend to observe as the ability of this author to oppose, to going against the flow, challenging the falsity and the hypocrisy, was remembered by the italian public opinion.

  • Issue Year: VIII/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 20-27
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Italian