Oedipus, Ninetto, Davide: Sin and Blindness between Morante and Pasolini
Keywords:
Pasolini, Morante, Myth of Oedipus, Sin, Blindnes.
Abstract
The article tries to analyze the dense and complex artistic relations between Pier Paolo Pasolini and Elsa Morante. Starting from the different representations the Oedipus myth in the film Edipo Re by Pier Paolo Pasolini and in the drama La serata a Colono by Elsa Morante, the article analyzes affinities and differences between Morante and Pasolini in the definition of the concept of guilt. The analysis of guilt takes place as a discussion of the presence of the Myth of Oedipus in both authors. In the case of Morante the analysis is focused on the character of Davide in La Storia; in this way it is determined a relation between guilt and blindness.Downloads
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Published
2015-03-25
How to Cite
Bazzocchi M. A. (2015). Oedipus, Ninetto, Davide: Sin and Blindness between Morante and Pasolini. Cuadernos de Filología Italiana, 21(Especial), 31-42. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CFIT.2014.v21.48721
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