This contribution analyzes the new narratives of the Heimat (home-country), the new facets and meanings elaborated by contemporary European literature. It explores in the most recent fiction the different cognitive perspectives and the different sensitivities and experiences fielded by the authors to redefine both the contents of the Heimat and the feelings and emotions it evokes. There is an interesting effort to rethink the traditional concept of Heimat as the founding nucleus of personal, ethnic and cultural identity; to find other ways to describe their idea of home-country, corresponding to the change in lifestyles and cultural priorities. And an expansion of the relative semantic field is evident, which crosses integration, inclusiveness, supranational opening.
Ripensare la Heimat con la letteratura
Laura Tundo
2021-01-01
Abstract
This contribution analyzes the new narratives of the Heimat (home-country), the new facets and meanings elaborated by contemporary European literature. It explores in the most recent fiction the different cognitive perspectives and the different sensitivities and experiences fielded by the authors to redefine both the contents of the Heimat and the feelings and emotions it evokes. There is an interesting effort to rethink the traditional concept of Heimat as the founding nucleus of personal, ethnic and cultural identity; to find other ways to describe their idea of home-country, corresponding to the change in lifestyles and cultural priorities. And an expansion of the relative semantic field is evident, which crosses integration, inclusiveness, supranational opening.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
