The sensitive legacy of Henri Michaux in the work of Valerio Magrelli. A parental diptych

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to point out the relationship between the works of Henri Michaux and the re-elaboration of Valerio Magrelli concerning the main theme of the body. In particular, the research is focused on the thematic presence of the organ of the mouth and of the voice and of the imagery associated with them. The attention to this organ and the phonetic emission resulting from it is extremely linked, in both writers, to the relationship with parental figures. Therefore, this theme seems to be linked to that of the rejection of the father and to that of the mother.

Keywords

• body
• magrelli
• michaux
• mother
• voice