L’epistolario edito di Gianfranco Contini. Lettere sparse e frammenti

This study is part of a survey that aims at providing a comprehensive record of Gianfranco Contini’s letters, published until 30th March 2010 (630 documents in all). According to the textual profile, most of the letters are unabridged (520), but a considerable number of them (110) are cut (20) or fragments (90). Since Contini’s letters are spread over heterogeneous sources, this article intends to provide an overview of Contini’s fragments and lettere sparse (scattered letters), that is letters that appeared in diverse publications (such as periodicals, reviews, medleys, exposition catalogues), with notes or extravaganti, that is unedited. The letters have been sorted alphabetically by the receiver’s name, and numbered in increasing chronological order. Furthermore, they have been divided into a Private section (comprising two sub-sections, Individuals and Publishers) and a Public section (comprising three sub-sections, Letters Written on Various Occasion, Reviews and Periodicals), conforming to systematic reference standards. A French Letters section has also been included. Due to lack of space, this study includes only the text transcriptions of letters that were published in fragments or as phototype reproductions. To conclude, the article looks briefly at Contini’s letters, which give deep insight into the writer’s work, and which can be regarded as a way of acquiring knowledge by engaging in a fruitful authorreader dialogue.