Literary lion: Alfieri's Prince, Dante, and the romantic self.(Vittorio Alfieri)(Critical Essay) From: Italica | Date: June 22, 2003| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2003 American Association of Teachers of Italian. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Leggere, come io l'intendo, vuol dire profondamente pensare; pensare, vuol dire starsi; e starsi, vuol dir sopportare. (1)

Vittorio Alfieri wrote these words circa 1778, the year in which his former maitre-a-penser Voltaire died a celebrity in Paris. Although Voltaire does not appear in the epigraph, he haunts it. As opposed to the pleasure and cultivation inherent in Voltaire's notion of reading, Alfieri's statement introduces a concern with ethics and character that ignores the question of aesthetic appreciation and literary value. This journey from reading to endurance ...

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