Analisi corpus-based dell’articolo definito con i nomina unica nel greco classico

This study examines the functional rules governing the use of the definite article with unique nouns (e.g., “sun”, “moon”, etc.) in Classical Greek (5th-4th centuries B.C.). Traditionally, the use of the definite article with unique nouns has been considered optional, with the same noun appearing with or without the definite article in similar contexts. Previous research has often attributed this phenomenon to stylistic or authorial preference. This study attempts to provide a more systematic explanation through both qualitative and quantitative analyses. Using a corpus of 845.097 tokens and 328 nominal occurrences, and applying a logistic regression model, the research identifies factors that influence the use of the definite article. The results show that in the classical period the definite article is still expanding in contexts of logical definiteness (with unique nouns, proper nouns, abstract nouns and generic nouns). Significant correlations are found between the presence of the definite article and factors such as agency, coordination, direct anaphora, literary genre, and idiomatic expressions. This research enhances our understanding of the use of the definite article in Classical Greek and contributes to broader typological studies of the development and functions of the definite article.Questo studio indaga le regole funzionali che governano l’uso dell’articolo definito con i nomina unica (ad es. “sole”, “luna”) nel greco classico (V-IV secolo a.C.). Tradizionalmente, l’uso dell’articolo definito con i nomina unica è considerato opzionale: lo stesso nome può apparire con o senza articolo definito in contesti ugualmente interpretabili come definiti. Le ricerche precedenti hanno spesso attribuito questo fenomeno a preferenze stilistiche o autoriali. Questo studio mira a fornire una spiegazione più sistematica, combinando approcci qualitativi e quantitativi. Utilizzando un corpus di 845.097 token e 328 occorrenze nominali, e applicando un modello di regressione logistica, la ricerca identifica alcuni dei fattori che influenzano l’uso alternante dell’articolo definito. I risultati rivelano che, nel periodo classico, l’articolo definito nei contesti di definitezza logica (con nomina unica, nomi propri, nomi astratti e nomi generici) è ancora in espansione. Si riscontrano correlazioni significative tra la presenza dell’articolo definito e fattori come l’agentività, la coordinazione, l’anafora diretta, il genere letterario e le espressioni idiomatiche. Questa ricerca migliora la comprensione dell’uso dell’articolo nel greco classico e contribuisce agli studi tipologici sull’evoluzione e sulle funzioni semantico-funzionali dell’articolo definito

Les chrétiens africains et leur « guerre froide » anti-païenne: la fin de la pax deorum et le début des Christiana tempora en Afrique romaine tardive

Between the 4th and 5th centuries, Roman North Africa underwent one of the most significant and decisive religious changes in its history. Slowly, society as conceived by the founding fathers of the Principate system is cracking, giving way to a new model, that of a Christian world in the making. At the end of the political crises of the 3rd century, North Africa, like the rest of the Roman world, was seeking inspiration in Eastern cults, of which Christianity was just one. Its distinctive feature, however, is that it has emerged as the religion capable of giving new impetus and a new lease of life to a North African society in the throes of metamorphosis. Although the Edict of Thessalonica, promulgated by Emperor Theodosius I, is traditionally regarded by posterity as the great turning point in the relationship between pagans and Christians, it was only the culmination of a long and slow gestation period, in favor of a religion that was in turn persecuted, tolerated and then finally adopted and imposed. The anti-pagan violence that took place in North Africa of the Late Antiquity period was part of this dynamic, which involved both advances and retreats, sometimes federating in the name of a common thought that was gradually spreading, sometimes causing social disorder and the religious unrest so feared by the emperors and their high provincial officials.Entre le IVe et le Ve siècle, l’Afrique romaine amorce l’une des ruptures religieuses les plus marquantes et déterminantes de son histoire. Lentement, la société telle que l’a conçue les pères fondateurs du système du Principat se fissure, laissant place à un nouveau modèle, celui d’un monde chrétien en devenir. Au sortir des crises politiques du IIIe siècle, l’Afrique – comme le reste du monde romain – se cherche dans les cultes orientaux, dont le christianisme n’est finalement qu’un parmi tant d’autres. Sa particularité sera pourtant de se dessiner comme la religion à même de donner une nouvelle impulsion, un nouveau souffle à une société africaine en plein métamorphose. Si l’édit de Thessalonique promulgué par l’empereur Théodose Ier en constitue traditionnellement le grand tournant dans le rapport entre païens et chrétiens aux yeux de la postérité, il ne forme en réalité que la finalité d’une longue et lente gestation, en faveur d’une religion tour à tour persécutée, tolérée puis finalement adoptée et imposée. La violence antipaïenne qu’a connu l’Afrique romaine tardive s’inscrit dans cette dynamique, faites à la fois de progression et de recul, tantôt fédératrices au nom d’une pensée commune qui se répand progressivement, tantôt facteurs de désordre social et de troubles religieux que craignent tant les empereurs et leurs hauts fonctionnaires provinciaux à leur suite

Technologies gothiques dans Áwala cu sangui (2000) de Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel : entre fracture et continuité

This paper aims to examine the neocolonial dynamics at play in the novel Áwala cu sangui (2000) by Equatoguinean writer Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel. The study draws on postcolonial theories and psychoanalysis to reveal “gothic technologies”. Two technologies stand out: one the one hand, the ship as a technology of control (equally linked to the history of slavery and colonization), and on the other hand, the presence or absence of electrical light, along with its spectral content, embodied by the figure of the “sandjawel”, which reflects the internal contradictions within the postcolonial state. In this sense, the study proposes two interpretations that are not presented here as dichotomous: the gothic as fracture and the gothic as continuity. Cet article se propose d'analyser les dynamiques néocoloniales à l'œuvre dans le roman Áwala cu sangui (2000) de l'écrivain équatoguinéen Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel. L’étude s'appuie sur les théories postcoloniales et la psychanalyse pour révéler des "technologies gothiques". Deux technologies se démarquent: d'une part, le navire en tant que technologie de contrôle (également associée à l'histoire de l'esclavage et de la colonisation), et d'autre part, la présence ou l'absence de lumière éléctrique ainsi que son contenu spectral, incarné par la figure du « sandjawel », qui témoigne des contradictions internes au sein de l’État postcolonial. En ce sens, l'article propose deux lectures qui ne sont pas ici présentées de manière dichotomique : le gothique comme fracture et le gothique comme continuité

Divergent Interpretations in the Dharmaśāstra: The Case of Gautamadharmasūtra 13.12-13

There are instances in the Dharmaśāstra where medieval commentators, as well as contemporary scholars, propose different interpretations of certain passages in the root-texts (Dharmasūtras and Dharmaśāstras or Smṛtis). A notable example is Gautamadharmasūtra 13.12–13, where the term śapatha has been interpreted in various ways. The two main commentators on the text, Maskarin and Haradatta, offer differing explanations, as do modern scholars. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the interpretations proposed for these two sūtras and to suggest textual parallels that may help to identify the most accurate reading

Giuseppe Betussi e la traduzione del De mulieribus claris

In 1545, the Venetian polygraph Giuseppe Betussi published a vernacular translation of Giovanni Boccaccio's De mulieribus claris. A comparison between the Latin work and its vernacular adaptation reveals a singular case: the presence in Betussi's text of a biography dedicated to the Frankish queen Brunichilde, which is not included in the original work. This study proposes a philological-textual investigation aimed at reconstructing the journey that led to this integration of the Boccaccian text over the course of two centuries.Nel 1545 il poligrafo veneto Giuseppe Betussi dà alle stampe una traduzione in volgare del De mulieribus claris di Giovanni Boccaccio: dalla comparazione tra l’opera latina e il suo volgarizzamento emerge un caso singolare, vale a dire la presenza – nel testo betussiano – di una biografia intitolata alla regina dei Franchi Brunichilde, non inclusa nell’opera originale. Il presente studio propone un’indagine filologico-testuale con l’intento di ricostruire l’itinerario che ha condotto, nel corso di due secoli, a tale integrazione del testo boccacciano

Percorsi di ecocritica:

The divide between the humanities and the natural sciences is often seen, still nowadays, through the lens of the famous “two cultures” controversy surrounding C. P. Snow’s 1959 lecture. The purpose of this paper is to reconsider this much debated question in the light of the emerging field of ecocriticism, which is devoted to understanding and explaining the literary representation of the relationships between human beings and the natural environment. From this standpoint, Charlotte McConaghy’s debut novel, Migrations (2020), may be considered as an exemplary case of eco-narrative and, more specifically, of climate fiction. The analysis aims at showing how this narrative text is able to embody the core values and specific conditions of the human and physical worlds. The main purpose of this study is to underline how the ecocritical perspective, through genre hybridization and blending, helps bridge the gap between natural sciences and humanities.La contrapposizione tra sapere umanistico e sapere scientifico viene spesso ricondotta, ancora oggi, al dibattito di lunga durata che ha fatto seguito al celebre saggio di C. P. Snow sulle “due culture” (1959). Il presente articolo si propone di riconsiderare tale vexata quaestio alla luce dell’ecocritica, disciplina emergente che sta ancora definendo il proprio assetto epistemologico intorno a un nucleo centrale: la rappresentazione letteraria delle relazioni che intercorrono tra l’essere umano e l’ambiente naturale. In tale prospettiva, si prenderà in esame il romanzo di esordio della scrittrice australiana Charlotte McConaghy, Migrations (2020), riconosciuto come un testo rappresentativo di questo ambito, e in particolare della climate fiction. L’intento è quello di mostrare come il romanzo incorpori, nel suo tessuto narrativo, i valori portanti e le condizioni specifiche tanto del mondo umano quanto del mondo fisico e biologico. Il presente studio vuole mettere in luce come la prospettiva ecocritica, mediante l’ibridazione dei generi e la contaminazione delle forme narrative, tenda a colmare il divario tra il sapere umanistico e il sapere scientifico

Giornale di Filologia Romanza n. 8 - 1881

Giornale di Filologia Romanza n. 8 - 1881 INDICE A. Gaspabe, Il poema italiano di Florio e Biancofiore F. Torbaca, Reliquie viventi del Dramma Sacro A. Machado y Alvakez, Juegos infantiles españoles G. Mazzatinti, Storie Popolari Umbre E. Teza, Versi spagnoli di Pietro Bembo O. Antognoni, Le Glosse ai Documenti d’amore A. Graf, Un testo provenzale della Leggenda della Croce T. Cart, Sopra alcuni Codici del Tesoretto Varietà A. Graf, Sopra i versi 58-60 del canto XXXII del Purgatorio Rassegna bibliografica A. Graf, Roma nella memoria e nelle immaginazioni del medioevo (0.T.) L. A. Casello, Storia della Letteratura Italiana nel secolo XVI (F. Torraca) Bullettino bibliografico Periodici Notizi

Il patrimonio culturale e storico nell’era della sfida elettronica

Since the middle of the last century in the elaboration of theoretical models of mental processes, questions have been asked about the potential and limits of artificial intelligence, about the hybridisation of human beings with machines. This contribution intends to focus in particular on what will be the future of the museum, in the face of the impact of artificial intelligence, in its didactic and educational function, its role as a mediator, which has changed and matured over the years, to foster the transmission of cultural heritage resources present in the territory.Già a partire dalla metà del secolo scorso nell’elaborazione di modelli teorici dei processi mentali ci si è interrogati sulle potenzialità e limiti delle intelligenze artificiali, sulle ibridazioni dell’essere umano con le macchine. Il presente contributo intende in particolare focalizzare l’attenzione su quale sarà il futuro del museo, a fronte dell’impatto dell’intelligenza artificiale, nella sua funzione didattica e educativa, ed il suo ruolo di mediazione, modificatosi e maturato negli anni, per favorire la trasmissione delle risorse del patrimonio culturale presenti sul territorio

Studj di Filologia Romanza - Fascicolo V 1887

Studj di Filologia Romanza - Fascicolo V 188

William Gibson’s Publications and their Context

This essay celebrates William Gibson’s rich and diverse work as an important contribution to a better understanding of the British past, in several fields which have come under close scrutiny by Anglophone historians for the last thirty or forty years.Questo saggio esamina la ricca e variegata opera di William Gibson quale importante contributo alla lettura critica del passato storico britannico, in diversi ambiti che sono stati oggetto di particolare attenzione da parte della storiografia anglofona degli ultimi trenta o quarant'anni