Chapter The South African folle volo: Dante's Ulysses reinvented
The figure of Ulysses haunts the pages of Dante’s Commedia, embodying a tension between past and present, and the potential and dangers inherent in any attempt at transformation. In this chapter I focus on four creative pieces by young South African students for whom Dante’s Ulysses becomes a rich a...
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| description | The figure of Ulysses haunts the pages of Dante’s Commedia, embodying a tension between past and present, and the potential and dangers inherent in any attempt at transformation. In this chapter I focus on four creative pieces by young South African students for whom Dante’s Ulysses becomes a rich and suggestive symbol. Despite their overt differences in approach, I argue that these pieces are all connected by a creative response to Dante, translating and conversing with his Ulysses from their personal and political perspectives. They are notable for their paradoxical approach to Dante’s hero, as they attempt to fashion new identities, to break free of the destructive influence of South Africa’s past, and to develop a more authentic, moral language. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-836982022-06-02T04:36:28Z Chapter The South African folle volo: Dante's Ulysses reinvented Fanucchi, Sonia Dante’s Ulysses Ulysses in Africa folle volo nostalgia Ulysses myth The figure of Ulysses haunts the pages of Dante’s Commedia, embodying a tension between past and present, and the potential and dangers inherent in any attempt at transformation. In this chapter I focus on four creative pieces by young South African students for whom Dante’s Ulysses becomes a rich and suggestive symbol. Despite their overt differences in approach, I argue that these pieces are all connected by a creative response to Dante, translating and conversing with his Ulysses from their personal and political perspectives. They are notable for their paradoxical approach to Dante’s hero, as they attempt to fashion new identities, to break free of the destructive influence of South Africa’s past, and to develop a more authentic, moral language. 2022-06-02T04:36:27Z 2022-06-02T04:36:27Z 2022-06-01T12:19:03Z 2021 chapter ONIX_20220601_9788855184588_504 2704-5919 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/56319 9788855184588 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/83698 eng Studi e saggi open access image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/56319/1/26056.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/978-88-5518-458-8.10 10.36253/978-88-5518-458-8.10 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9788855184588 15 Florence open access |
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