Migration memories and echoes in Italian popular narrative
Keywords:
Oral narrative, migration, traditional tale, fairy tales
Abstract
This article analyses the traces migration from Italy during the 19th and 20th Centuries has left in popular short stories from folklore and other literary traditions. The analysis shows how the strategies and the alteration in the use of the different oral genres (fairy tales, anecdote, life story, etc.) sometimes prevent from the artistry of the oral narrator to be perceived. In their way of telling a story, narrators are interweaving the threads of reality, memory, and desire of diverse narrative forms from the traditional folklore heritage. In many cases their narratives respond to traumatic and painful situations both for the individual and the community.Format
Crossmark
Published
2016-10-26
How to Cite
Sanfilippo, M. (2016). Migration memories and echoes in Italian popular narrative. Cuadernos de Filología Italiana, 23, 257-276. https://doi.org/10.5209/CFIT.54013
Section
Literary and Cultural Studies
License
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Cuadernos de Filología Italiana is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal. The originals published in this journal are the property of the Complutense University of Madrid and any reproduction thereof in full or in part must cite the source. All content is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 use and distribution licence (CC BY 4.0). This circumstance must be expressly stated in these terms where necessary. You can view the summary and the complete legal text of the licence.
