This thesis examines the rhetoric of the marginalised in the poetry of Franco Fortini, with particular attention to the works produced after his experience as a translator of Bertolt Brecht. Its main objective is to investigate how the representation of marginalised figures and the defeated is constructed at the rhetorical level. The central hypothesis is that Fortini's engagement with Brecht does not result in a mere adoption of themes and motifs; rather, it consists of an original reworking of Brecht's rhetorical structures and poetic model, reshaped according to Fortini's own ideological and literary perspective. From a methodological point of view, the thesis is divided into two main sections. The first reconstructs the relationship between Brecht and Fortini by examining their principal cultural and ideological, and affinities, as well as the role of translation as a space of mediation and critical re-elaboration. The second provides a close reading of Fortini's poems, with the aim of identifying the rhetorical strategies through which the representation of marginalised figures acquires a critical function in relation to history and structures of domination. Ultimately, the thesis argues that, in Fortini's poetry, form is not merely an aesthetic element but the very site in which literature becomes a means of knowledge and of historical and social transformation.
La presente tesi analizza la retorica del “piccolo” all’interno della lirica di Franco Fortini, con particolare attenzione alla produzione successiva alla sua esperienza di traduttore di Bertolt Brecht. L'obiettivo è indagare come la rappresentazione dei soggetti marginali e dei vinti si costruisca sul piano retorico. L'ipotesi di partenza è che il confronto con Brecht non si traduca in una semplice ricezione di temi e motivi, ma in una rielaborazione originale delle sue strutture retoriche e del suo modello poetico, adattati alla specifica prospettiva ideologica e letteraria di Fortini. Dal punto di vista metodologico, la tesi si articola in due parti. La prima ricostruisce il rapporto tra Brecht e Fortini, esaminandone le principali convergenze culturali ed ideologiche, nonché il ruolo della traduzione come spazio di mediazione e rielaborazione critica. La seconda propone un'analisi ravvicinata dei testi poetici fortiniani, volta a individuare le strategie retoriche attraverso cui il tema del “piccolo” assume una funzione critica nei confronti della storia e delle forme di dominio. La ricerca intende così mostrare come, nella poesia di Fortini, la forma non costituisca un elemento puramente estetico, ma divenga il luogo in cui si esprime una concezione della letteratura come pratica di conoscenza e di trasformazione della realtà storica.
La voce degli ultimi. Retorica della marginalità nella poesia di Franco Fortini, traduttore di Brecht
FRISO, CECILIA
2025/2026
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This thesis examines the rhetoric of the marginalised in the poetry of Franco Fortini, with particular attention to the works produced after his experience as a translator of Bertolt Brecht. Its main objective is to investigate how the representation of marginalised figures and the defeated is constructed at the rhetorical level. The central hypothesis is that Fortini's engagement with Brecht does not result in a mere adoption of themes and motifs; rather, it consists of an original reworking of Brecht's rhetorical structures and poetic model, reshaped according to Fortini's own ideological and literary perspective. From a methodological point of view, the thesis is divided into two main sections. The first reconstructs the relationship between Brecht and Fortini by examining their principal cultural and ideological, and affinities, as well as the role of translation as a space of mediation and critical re-elaboration. The second provides a close reading of Fortini's poems, with the aim of identifying the rhetorical strategies through which the representation of marginalised figures acquires a critical function in relation to history and structures of domination. Ultimately, the thesis argues that, in Fortini's poetry, form is not merely an aesthetic element but the very site in which literature becomes a means of knowledge and of historical and social transformation.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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