Papers by Francesco Rossi
Estetica, antropologia, ricezione. Studi su Friedrich Schiller, 2016
"Schiller and Aesthetic Catholicism". In Schiller’s work there are many passages drawing on exper... more "Schiller and Aesthetic Catholicism". In Schiller’s work there are many passages drawing on experiences, beliefs, symbols and practices stemming from the Catholic religion. Word of his crypto-Catholicism (he was Protestant) spread during the whole nineteenth century. The central concern of this article is to show why and to what extent figures and subjects related to aesthetic Catholicism recur in his works, revealing an original approach to the fundamental question of Kunstreligion. Schiller is aware of the deep relationship between aesthetics and religion, which means that confessional diversity, to him, implies that art can perform a variety of forms and functions. Moreover, his insistence on the theme of suggestion and his fascination with Catholic imagery are features which bring him close to the writers of the Romantic movement. The first part of the paper highlights the great presence of Catholic subjects in Schiller’s poetic and dramatic work, in particular by focusing on Don Carlos, The Ghost-Seer and Mary Stuart, while the following parts, centred on philosophical and poetological reflections, describe the development of his distinct aesthetic point of view on religion.
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Hölderliniana III Studia Theodisca, 2018
The aim of this article is to reconstruct the translation framework within which the rediscovery ... more The aim of this article is to reconstruct the translation framework within which the rediscovery of Hölderlin in the George Circle takes place, with the intention of demonstrating why Hölderlin's translation work plays a paradigmatic role for its members. Placed by the members of the Circle in immediate continuity with the Frühromantik and therefore considered as a forerunner of symbolism, Hölderlin represents a model of versification that combines movement and form. Hölderlin's paradigmatic role among George's disciples concerns above all his research on the poetic word. This aspect of his poetics could be principally perceived-in antithesis to Wilamowitz's domesticating versions-in his deliberate introduction of "foreignizing" linguistic features into his translations from ancient Greek. La dissertazione dottorale di Norbert von Hellingrath sulle traduzioni da Pindaro di Hölderlin segna un punto di svolta decisivo nella ricezione no-vecentesca dell'opera del poeta svevo perché conduce a una rivalutazione complessiva della sua produzione seriore e in particolare degli inni tardi 1. La riscoperta delle versioni hölderliniane degli epinici del lirico greco non è 1 Norbert von Hellingrath: Pindarübertragungen von Hölderlin. Prolegomena zu einer Erstausgabe. Jena 1911 [Diss. 1910]. Sulla fortuna novecentesca della trattazione e sul con-testo in cui viene alla luce si vedano Heinrich Kaulen: Der unbestechliche Philologe.
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thomas mann was a diligent reader, with pencil in hand, of popular science books. his works displ... more thomas mann was a diligent reader, with pencil in hand, of popular science books. his works display not only a basic knowledge in biology, but also well-informed insights about microbiology, zoology, evolutionary
biology and paleontology. in particular, haeckelian themes and Leitmotive become evident in some major novels such as Der Zauberberg, Doktor Faustus or Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull, so that there is a broad agreement on the significant role played by the biological discourse within his narrative fiction. thus, this article attempts to throw light on the evolutionary features of mann’s considerations about the aesthetic individual. in this regard, after recalling the main features of mann’s conception
of life as bios, the article considers first the idea of evolution developed
from his early writings to the later ones. second, it discusses the
most important single elements of this idea, namely mimicry, natural
selection and aesthetic evolution, intending it as a progression towards
beauty, variety and organic completeness. finally, the article focuses thematically on mann’s reflections on the aesthetic individual, referring to the concept of Homo aestheticus, which stems from the contemporary evolutionary theory.
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biology and paleontology. in particular, haeckelian themes and Leitmotive become evident in some major novels such as Der Zauberberg, Doktor Faustus or Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull, so that there is a broad agreement on the significant role played by the biological discourse within his narrative fiction. thus, this article attempts to throw light on the evolutionary features of mann’s considerations about the aesthetic individual. in this regard, after recalling the main features of mann’s conception
of life as bios, the article considers first the idea of evolution developed
from his early writings to the later ones. second, it discusses the
most important single elements of this idea, namely mimicry, natural
selection and aesthetic evolution, intending it as a progression towards
beauty, variety and organic completeness. finally, the article focuses thematically on mann’s reflections on the aesthetic individual, referring to the concept of Homo aestheticus, which stems from the contemporary evolutionary theory.
biology and paleontology. in particular, haeckelian themes and Leitmotive become evident in some major novels such as Der Zauberberg, Doktor Faustus or Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull, so that there is a broad agreement on the significant role played by the biological discourse within his narrative fiction. thus, this article attempts to throw light on the evolutionary features of mann’s considerations about the aesthetic individual. in this regard, after recalling the main features of mann’s conception
of life as bios, the article considers first the idea of evolution developed
from his early writings to the later ones. second, it discusses the
most important single elements of this idea, namely mimicry, natural
selection and aesthetic evolution, intending it as a progression towards
beauty, variety and organic completeness. finally, the article focuses thematically on mann’s reflections on the aesthetic individual, referring to the concept of Homo aestheticus, which stems from the contemporary evolutionary theory.