Recognitions. Places (and ghosts) of trauma in Vittorio Sereni’s “Ventisei”

  • Bernardo De Luca University of Naples Federico II
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6093/sigma.v0i5.8785
Keywords: Vittorio Sereni, autobiographical prose, close-reading, places of trauma, ghosts

Abstract

This essay provides a close reading of Vittorio Sereni’s autobiographical prose Ventisei, delimiting two thematic blocks: the nature of the places of trauma and the re-emergence of different psychic ghosts. As for the places, five temporal and symbolic-cultural stratifications are isolated and analyzed. Subsequently, three types of ghostly apparitions are distinguished. The analysis aims to show the delicate balance between the different forces released from the trauma that structures this prose. In conclusion, article proposes a reflection on the category of “unrealized future”, which opens up to the crafting of the future in Sereni’s last works.

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Author Biography

Bernardo De Luca, University of Naples Federico II

Bernardo De Luca is Researcher of Italian Literature at the University of Naples Federico II. He mainly deals with modern and contemporary literature. He is editor of the journal «Filologia e Critica» and of the Bites900 book series. He edited the critical and commented edition of Foglio di via by Franco Fortini (Quodlibet, 2018). Member of the jury of the Franco Fortini International Prize.

Published
2021-12-20
How to Cite
De LucaB. (2021). Recognitions. Places (and ghosts) of trauma in Vittorio Sereni’s “Ventisei”. SigMa - Rivista Di Letterature Comparate, Teatro E Arti Dello Spettacolo, (5), 73-95. https://doi.org/10.6093/sigma.v0i5.8785
Issue
No 5 (2021): Historical event, collective trauma and spatiality in contemporary literature and arts
Section
Sezione monografica

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