Fernando Pessoa and Luigi Pirandello: irony and humor

• Grant number: 14/00183-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research
• Start date: April 18, 2014
• End date: July 17, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Literature - Other Vernacular Literatures
• Principal Investigator: Caio Márcio Poletti Lui Gagliardi
• Grantee: Caio Márcio Poletti Lui Gagliardi
• Host Investigator: Ettore Finazzi-Agro
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Italy

Abstract

This research, regarding the requested period of three months at the Università di Roma "La Sapienza", composes part of a larger project entitled "Fernando Pessoa: ironist." In his particular step, it is proposed to develop a conceptual analysis of the concept of "umorismo" as cultivated by Luigi Pirandello in the organization and in the constitution of his work, and draw parallels between it and the notion of "irony" in Fernando Pessoa. Our reading is based on the hypothesis that both writers are modern ironists. To this end, at this particular moment of the research, I intend to consult the studies about pirandellian humor, that are restricted to local consultation at the University mentioned. (AU)