Teoria del romanzo

by Guido Mazzoni

Il romanzo è la più importante delle forme d'arte occidentali, quella che raffigura la totalità della vita o, come è stato detto, l'"ammiraglia" che la letteratura schiera contro il pensiero sistematico, contro la scienza e contro la filosofia. Negli ultimi duecento anni nessun'altra forma d'arte ha ispirato altrettanti saggi critici e riflessioni, nessun'altra ha contribuito in modo così profondo a trasmettere modelli di comportamento e idee della vita sociale. Grazie al romanzo, la letteratura occidentale ha allargato il raggio dei propri temi e delle proprie forme, arrivando a raccontare qualsiasi storia in qualsiasi modo. Quasi cento anni dopo il saggio omonimo di Lukács, questo libro propone un'interpretazione complessiva del romanzo come fenomeno culturale e come genere letterario, come segno e sintomo della condizione moderna.

Genres: Nonfiction, Theory, Criticism, Literary Criticism, Literature, Italian Literature, 21st Century

416 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2011

Reviews

[فلاح رحيم · Rating 5 out of 5]

Guido Mazzoni spent 15 years (1995 - 2010) in writing this comprehensive survey of the rise of the novel and the distinctive features of the genre. Extremely helpful to students and lovers of the novel. What Mazzoni doesn't emphasize in the conclusion of his book is his indebtedness to Wittgenstein's hypothesis on family resemblances. For me this is the main breakthrough in the methodology of the book. Remarkable translation into English.

[norther zoldyck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Strutture del senso.

[Isabel · Rating 3 out of 5]

very repetitive, but overall interesting

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant, stimulating, endless insight. Like his book on modern poetry, Mazzoni expertly embeds the novel genre within the larger framework of Western poetics. Genre is the key here, for both books, which represents one mode of the universal; and, in Mazzoni's hands, the due attention to genre assists to counteract modernity's heavy emphasis on the particular. Even as Mazzoni elaborates the longue durée of the novel, with his focus on poetics and genre, I think he also excels at demonstrating the modernity of the novel--the individual point of view and the unrestricted scope of (everyday) objects deemed worthy of narrative or aesthetic consideration.

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this while on the train from paris to lyon to paris to nice to marseille to paris & honestly that's what I remember about it, but I think mazzoni had some good stuff to say

[Laura Fiorella · Rating 4 out of 5]

8-9/10. Molto interessante.

[Nora · Rating 3 out of 5]

yey en ikke så herlig første read through. må nok leses igjen. mazzoni kan også dempe name-droppinga ørlittegranne.

[ale (Taylor's version) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Letto per l'università, interessante ma pesante