Indentità nazionale e immagini dell’“altro” nella narrativa di Pier Antonio Quarantotti Gambini

Abstract

Pier Antonio Quarantotti Gambini, a writer from an aristocratic family of irredentist ideals, has always highlighted the Italianness of Istria and Venezia Giulia. In his narrative works, especially in the novels of the collection Gli anni ciechi (1971), the Italian national identity is expressed through language and culture. In this contribution the literary images transmitted by the novels, the self-representations (auto-images) and the representation of the Other (hetero-images), were critically analyzed, highlighting the role of literature in the construction of national myths that feed specific imaginaries.

Keywords

• national identity
• otherness
• imagology
• literature
• pier antonio quarantotti gambini