Platone in Italia :

An original work by Cuoco, purporting to be a translation of an ancient Greek manuscript.

Presença do naturalismo francês no romance epistolar O marido da adúltera, de Lúcio de Mendonça

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

O percurso evolutivo do narcisismo literário em Uma vida, A consciência de Zeno e capítulos esparsos, de Ítalo Svevo

Pós-graduação em Letras - IBILCE

El otro mundo de Levi : ciencia y ciencia ficción en Storie naturali

En 1966 el escritor Primo Levi publica la colección de cuentos Storie naturali (Historias naturales), con el seudónimo de Damiano Malabaila. A la primera lectura, el volumen parece muy alejado de la temática testimonial de sus obras más famosas y llama la atención del lector su componente irónico que parece contrastar con los tonos dramáticos de Se questo è un uomo, Se non ora, quando (Si esto es un hombre, Si no ahora, cuándo). Sin embargo, este humorismo nace de la actitud asumida por el escritor-químico, que se interesa por las contradicciones de la vida, del escritor que, por propio reconocimiento, declara ser, literalmente, un voyeur; un observador, un etólogo diríamos hoy. Este trabajo se propone realizar un análisis de esta obra que podría colocarse en el ámbito de la ciencia ficción, teniendo en cuenta su temática, los antecedentes y fuentes, tanto literarias como científicas, y el valor de lo lingüístico, en especial el tono de oralidad que le brinda a sus relatos.

The aristocrats : being the impressions of the Lady Helen Pole during her sojourn in the Great North Woods as spontaneously recorded in her letters to her friend in North Britain, the Countess of Edge and Ross.

Mode of access: Internet.

La commedia del secolo XVI e la novellistica anteriore e contemporanea in Italia (alcune relazioni)

Bibliographical foot-notes.

Letters to a child, on the subject of maritime discovery /

Preface dated March, 1820.

The history of Sir Charles Grandison : in a series of letters /

Mode of access: Internet.

"Secretary in Fashion" and "Love-Letters": a study of socio-cultural and pragmatic-linguistic features in the late 17th century English language

Epistolary manuals are conspicuous historical documents for the pedagogy of letter writing; however, their actual usage as manuals by letter writers is unknown. "Secretary in Fashion" by Serre (1668), an epistolary manual, and "Love-Letters between a Nobleman and his Sister" (1684), an epistolary novel attributed to Behn, both give insights into epistolary conventions. Their inception and nature is interesting, considering their historical context. Despite the Restoration of Charles II, 17th century England was in a confused political state; as a result, texts regarding social convention or politics interested contemporary readers (the novel is inspired by a scandal of Lord Grey, an ardent Whig opposing Charles II). Past epistolary studies focus on 18th rather than 17th century manuals; the latter is typically used as supplementary information. Similarly, past epistolary fiction studies focus on 18th century texts; moreover, linguistic studies on Behn and the novel are deficient. Thus, this study addresses the research questions: 1) What are the socio-cultural and pragmaticlinguistic features represented in "Secretary in Fashion"? 2) What are the socio-cultural and pragmatic-linguistic features represented in "Love-Letters between a Nobleman and his Sister", and do any of these features correlate with the features represented in "Secretary in Fashion"? How far do the characteristic linguistic features of "Love-Letters between a Nobleman and his Sister" correlate with the practices recommended by the manual? Both texts were qualitatively analysed from an historical pragmatic perspective, which observes the potential effects of the socio-cultural and historical context. Also, as the texts concern shared discourses, comparisons were made with Gricean and Politeness Theory. The results show that the manual is a typical 17th century epistolary manual, aligning particularly with the "Academies of Complements", as it concerns the social conventions of the gentry. The novel mainly upheld instructions on form and matter; deviations occurred due to the amatory nature of some letters, and the narrative force affecting the style. Unfortunately, neither research question elucidates the actual usage of manuals. However, this study does show the epistolary practices of two writers, within specific contexts. It reveals that their 17th century English language use is affected by socialisation, in terms of social conventions concerning social rank, age, and gender; therefore, context varies language use. Also, their popularity reveals the interests of the 17th century society. Interest in epistolary-related texts, surely piques the interest of the modern reader as to why such epistolary-related texts were interesting.

No(i)rthern Ireland: Crime fiction and the northern-irish scene. Proposed translation into italian of two short stories from "belfast noir"

The present thesis aims at proving the importance of cultural and literary contexts in the practice of translation: I shall show that, in the case of Northern Irish crime fiction, knowledge of both Northern Irish history and culture as well as of the genre of crime fiction are essential prerequisites for the production of a “responsible” translation. I will therefore offer a brief overview of the history of crime and detective fiction and its main subgenres; some of the most important authors and works will be presented as well, in an analysis that goes from the early years of the genre to the second half of the 20th century. I will then move the focus to Northern Ireland, its culture and its history, and particular attention will be paid to fiction writing in Ireland and Northern Ireland, with a focus on the peculiar phenomenon of “Troubles Trash”. I will tackle the topic of Northern Irish literature and present the contemporary scene of Northern Irish crime fiction; the volume from which the texts for the translation have been taken will be presented, namely Belfast Noir. Subsequently the focus will move on the theoretical framework within which the translations were produced: I will present a literary review of the most significative developments in Translation Studies, with particular attention to the “cultural turn” that has characterised this subject since the 1960s. I will then highlight the phenomenon of “realia” in translation and analyse the approaches of different scholars to the translation of culture-bound references. The final part represents the culmination and practical application of all that was presented in the previous sections: I will discuss the translation of culture-bound references according to the strategies presented in Chapter 4, referring to the proposed translations of two stories. Such analysis aims to show that not only expert linguistic knowledge, but also cultural awareness and a wide literary background are needed in order to make conscious choices in translation.

Motif-index of the Italian novella in prose.

Bibliography: p. [xi]-xxvi.

The Italian novelists : selected from the most approved authors in that language ; from the earliest period down to the close of the eighteenth century ; arranged in an historical and chronological series /

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Motif-index of Italian novella in prose,

Mode of access: Internet.