Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 82 No. 2, 2012.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Faith as a Criterion of Literary Evaluation in the Works of Pier Alessandro Paravia
Andrijana Jusup Magazin
orcid.org/0000-0002-4997-0361
; Sveučilište u Zadru, Odjel za talijanistiku, Zadar, Hrvatska
Sažetak
This article analyses a portion of the wide range of literary works by Pier Alessandro Paravia dedicated to religious themes. Bibliographic data presented in the first part of the article show how he was forgotten despite being popular and actively participating in cultural life and activities and in particular, literary events in Venice and Torino. One of the reasons for this is his neo-classic determination and because he rejected the changes in the comprehension of the function of literature which emerged in the first half of the 19th century. Paravia did not accept the new literary paradigm however, an analysis of manuscripts in which he deals with the topic of Catholicism, shows that he was nevertheless close to the Romantics who leaned toward the renewal of Christian thought. The article dedicates special focus on oration in which this resident of Zadar emphasises the permeation of faith and literature. His oration is programmatic and an analysis of his lectures and literary critical articles leads us to the following conclusion: Paravia is prepared to neglect classic ideals only in those works that promote religious truths. In his notion of literature true faith becomes one of the true criteria to shape literature and as such serves as the basis of his literary critical evaluation.
Ključne riječi
Pier Alessandro Paravia; religious literature; literary criticism; neoclassicism; Italian romanticism
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84382
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Datum izdavanja:
12.7.2012.
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