The Gattopardo and the AntiGattopardo. I. Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Reading of the whole novel Il Gattopardo and discussion of the author's work in the context of the follows concepts: historical novel; History and Story; interweaving of story’s time and human time; relationsheep between historical and subjective truth; gendered writing.
The Gattopardo and the AntiGattopardo. II. Goliarda Sapienza
Reading of the whole novel L’arte della gioia; discussion of the author's work in the context of feminine thought explored throughout the contribute of some authorities (Virginia Woolf, Elsa Morante, Marguerite Yourcenar, Nicole Loraux among them); reflections about relationships between literature and life, history, memory, philosophy, politics.