Max Gobbo e la riscrittura fantastica di un periodo rinascimentale
The paper examines thè characteristics of Max Gobbo’s writing in his fantasy novel Alasia - The Iron Maiden. The novel is set in a dystopian XVI century Italy infested by demons, vampires and other strange creatures. The novel unfolds in a clear and flowing prose, supported by a simple and effective...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Debrecen University Press
2017-12-01
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Series: | Italianistica Debreceniensis |
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Online Access: | https://ojs.lib.unideb.hu/itde/article/view/4645 |
Summary: | The paper examines thè characteristics of Max Gobbo’s writing in his fantasy novel Alasia - The Iron Maiden. The novel is set in a dystopian XVI century Italy infested by demons, vampires and other strange creatures. The novel unfolds in a clear and flowing prose, supported by a simple and effective writing, expressing thè complexity of a world of darkness, in thè hands of devils. It is full of suspense, of comings and goings, of mythical evocations, as of dramatic moments and a humorous multitone irony. |
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ISSN: | 1219-5391 2677-1225 |