Citation

Bertelli D. Rassegna della Letteratura Italiana 2013; 117(2): 471-484.

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(Copyright © 2013)

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Abstract

The present work investigates Guido Morselli's reflection on suicide from a theological and philosophical perspective. My research will show how Morselli's notes in his private diary, which concentrate on concepts such as "vita come condanna a morte", "amor proprio", "rifiuto della vita", and "libero arbitrio", riverberate on both the composition of his first novel, Uomini e amori, and his theological and philosophical essay, Fede e critica. The analisys will be supported by introducing Morselli's sources, which have so far been negleted, such as Giacomo Leopardi's Zibaldone and Giuseppe Rensi's Dialogo dei morti, along with a further investigation of both The Book of Job and the Ecclesiastes.

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