Italianistica Debreceniensis (Dec 2017)

Max Gobbo e la riscrittura fantastica di un periodo rinascimentale

  • Franco Zangrilli

DOI
https://doi.org/10.34102/italdeb/2017/4645
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23
pp. 122 – 130

Abstract

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The paper examines thè characteristics of Max Gobbo’s writing in his fantasy novel Alasia - The Iron Maiden. The novel is set in a dystopian XVI century Italy infested by demons, vampires and other strange creatures. The novel unfolds in a clear and flowing prose, supported by a simple and effective writing, expressing thè complexity of a world of darkness, in thè hands of devils. It is full of suspense, of comings and goings, of mythical evocations, as of dramatic moments and a humorous multitone irony.

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