The article examines some Italian Nineteenth-Century leaflets, where traditional stories about cruel homicides are turned into miracles of the Virgin Mary. From a cultural point of view, it suggests the importance of keeping together religious and non-religious themes in the study of popular literature. From a linguistic point of view, it argues that the spread of leaflets written in Italian may be seen as a piece of evidence for the ability of the Italian people to understand the national language.
L’articolo considera alcuni fogli volanti ottocenteschi in cui storie di omicidi diventano racconti miracolistici: da un punto di vista culturale, ciò suggerisce l’importanza di considerare unitamente temi religiosi e non religiosi nello studio della letteratura popolare; da un punto di vista linguistico, la diffusione di fogli volanti in italiano può testimoniare una certa competenza passiva della lingua nell’Italia dell’epoca.
Colombo, M. (2006). Efferati omicidi e miracoli mariani nei fogli volanti dell'Italia unita. RENDICONTI - ISTITUTO LOMBARDO DI SCIENZE E LETTERE. ACCADEMIA DI SCIENZE E LETTERE. CLASSE DI LETTERE E SCIENZE MORALI E STORICHE, 140, 173-197.
Efferati omicidi e miracoli mariani nei fogli volanti dell'Italia unita
MICHELE COLOMBO
2006
Abstract
The article examines some Italian Nineteenth-Century leaflets, where traditional stories about cruel homicides are turned into miracles of the Virgin Mary. From a cultural point of view, it suggests the importance of keeping together religious and non-religious themes in the study of popular literature. From a linguistic point of view, it argues that the spread of leaflets written in Italian may be seen as a piece of evidence for the ability of the Italian people to understand the national language.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


