Minerva e lo scimmione by Ettore Romagnoli
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"Minerva e lo scimmione" by Ettore Romagnoli is a polemical work that blends literary criticism and philosophical discourse, written in the late 19th to early 20th century. The book engages with the field of classical philology, challenging the dominance of German methodologies that Romagnoli perceives as detrimental to Italian culture and intellectual developments. By personifying filology as a “cephalopod” suffocating various cultural disciplines, the author aims to provoke a reconsideration of traditional
approaches, advocating for an Italian-centric perspective on literature and history. At the start of the book, Romagnoli presents his concerns about the encroachment of German scholarly methods on Italian education, emphasizing a need for clarity in the often opaque discussions of philology. He highlights a shift in university structures, where traditional subjects like Latin and Greek literature see a proposed transformation into Philology, suggesting a loss of cultural identity. Moreover, he invites readers, particularly those outside the field, to engage with the ongoing debate, promising to reveal the true nature and implications of contemporary philological practices. With a tone that is both confrontational and passionate, Romagnoli seeks to awaken a sense of national pride and intellectual independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Romagnoli, Ettore, 1871-1938 |
|---|---|
| Title | Minerva e lo scimmione |
| Credits |
Produced by Carlo Traverso, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 42.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Italian |
| LoC Class | AZ: General Works: History of scholarship and learning, The humanities |
| Subject | Learning and scholarship -- Germany |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 32585 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-32585-9 |
| Release Date | May 29, 2010 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 361 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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