Gadda and the Apologia manzoniana

Abstract

The essay examines Carlo Emilio Gadda's admired reinterpretation of Manzoni's Promessi sposi as a fundamental model for novelistic writing. The aim of the article is to recognise the specificity, originality and autonomy of Apologia manzoniana in relation to the innovation of his method, becoming a stylistic, comparative and interpretative constellation full of suggestions for the future.

Keywords

• gadda
• manzoni
• modernism
• italian novel