Conflicts between man and nature in the fictional work of Italo Calvino: Palomar, Marcovaldo and the Argentine Ant

• Grant number: 17/16444-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: January 01, 2018
• End date: October 20, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Literature - Literature Theory
• Principal Investigator: Maria Betânia Amoroso
• Grantee: Priscila Linhares Velloni
• Host Institution: Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem (IEL). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Literary criticism dedicated to the writer Italo Calvino has long pointed to the entrality of the relationship between man, culture and nature in his fictional production. The question was constantly reformulated by the author, as he experienced the historical transformations of Italy in the second half of the Twentieth century. He was interested in the disjointed way in which modern man, living in his urban-industrial spatiality, dealt with nature, something still little present in the literature of the time. With the intention of investigating this theme, this research analyzed short stories by Palomar, Marcovaldo or the Seasons in the City and the text "The Argentine Ant", which, presented in pairs, show contrasts and differences in the way the characters perceive and live with animal life and the vegetation in the city. (AU)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

VELLONI, Priscila Linhares. Conflicts between man and nature in the Italo Calvino's ficcional work: Palomar, Marcovaldo and The Argentine Ant. 2020. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem Campinas, SP.