Naked in the Metropolis: Pasolini’s Prophetic Poetry in Canada
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journey, Canada, translation, Pasolini, criticismAbstract
The text follows the intellectual journey back to Italy from Canada that led the author to read and later translate Pasolini’s mature, prophetic poetry, including the uncanny poem that contains a vision of the present-day flood of migrants crossing by boat from Africa. Reference is made to important interviews conducted on Pasolini in Toronto in the 80s and 90s, with Alberto Moravia, Franco Fortini, Nico Naldini, Francesco Leonetti, Giuseppe Zigaina, and with Marco Tullio Giordana – some of which are still unpublished.
Nudo nella metropoli: poesia profetica di Pasolini in Canada
Il testo segue l’itinerario intellettuale attraverso un viaggio di ritorno: dal Canada all’Italia, che ha portato l’autore alla lettura e poi alla traduzione della poesia matura e profetica di Pasolini, tra cui la poesia che contiene una visione epocale sconcertante dell’attuale flusso di profughi provenienti via mare dall’Africa. Sono citate, inoltre, importanti interviste su P. P. Pasolini rivolte ad Alberto Maravia, Franco Fortini, Nico Naldini, Francesco Leonetti, Giuseppe Zigaina e Marco Tullio Giordana effettuate a Toronto, negli anni ’80 e ’90 – alcune delle quali tuttora inedite.
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