Review article

The Relation Between Art and Life in Pirandello

Željka Metesi Deronjić ; Institute of Philosophy, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The paper is intended to outline Pirandello’s concepts of art and life, which are, according to him, two inseparable dimensions. Having recognized the power of art, used to delve underneath the surface of reality, disclosing it as a delusion, Pirandello–transposing ‘reality’ into the world of art – brought not only his deeply tragic characters, but his readers too, before the naked truth of reality that can only be grasped by artistic creation. The truth of Pirandello’s art imposes itself as the truth of reality, and since it destroys all of man’s imaginary constructions, showing them, in a frozen image of life, the absurdity and void of their existence, the issue of the importance of man’s sojourn in the truth of art is necessarily raised.

Keywords

Luigi Pirandello; art; life; truth; reality; illusion; literature; philosophy; theater

Hrčak ID:

37072

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/37072

Publication date:

18.2.2009.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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