L’immagine della Polonia in Italia tra il XIV e il XVI secolo

The image of Poland in Italy between XIV and XVI century. The article analyses the image of Poland conveyed in works – mainly literary and historical – written in Italy, both in Latin and in Italian, over a span of three centuries. The entry of Poland into the Italian collective imagery was slow and gradual, as witnessed by some documents that, in the XIV (by Fazio degli Uberti) and still in the XV century (by Andrea da Barberino, Masuccio Salernitano and Giovanni Sercambi), position it in some distant and wild realm beyond the boundaries of the civilized world. In more complex representations which begin to appear since the middle of the XV century (by Enea Silvio Piccolomini and Ambrogio Contarini), the image of Poland oscillates between diversity and belonging to the same civilization. In a couple of Italian XVI-century literary polonica (by Matteo Bandello and Baldassar Castiglione) Poland appears no more so exotic as it was some decades earlier. By the middle of the XVI century Poland is a powerful state, respected and admired, capable of offering even abroad models of sovereigns and military leaders, as Paolo Giovio’s Elogia clearly demonstrate. In Italy works – especially historical – devoted to Poland multiplied in the second half of the XVI century, showing a peculiar interest for such characteristics of Poland like the state model, the prerogatives of the szlachta and its warrior virtue

Mythopoiesis and collective imagination in videogames

As videogames become more and more popular, their ability to generate and communicate mythologies (mythopoiesis) appears clearer. Pokémon, The Legend of Zelda, and Halo are just a few of the specific transmedial storyworlds created through (relatively few) years of reiteration. At the same time, recent examples of massively diffused products also picture remediations of heritage, folk tales, architecture, and other cultural elements, reaching users of any background. Franchises like Assassin’s Creed, God of War, or Final Fantasy take large inspiration from various cultural heritages. By doing so, video-ludic remediations add to previously shared imaginary some peculiar interactive (ergodic) features: since video games have specific features that imply interaction by (and with) the user, the remediated cultural elements acquire properties that were not present in any previous representation. The interest of this study is to enlighten how it is possible for blockbuster videogames to build over previous archetypes and imaginaries, creating common knowledge about certain cultural objects, myths, and figures, among players on a global scale. The main focus of this research will be Japanese cultural heritage representation in recent popular videogames such as Nioh, Ghost of Tsushima, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. In a comparative analysis of these products, the study will try to underline the common elements of blockbuster remediations, while exploring the emerging interactive (ergodic) features that the mentioned videogames add to previously shared imaginary of portrayed cultural elements. Any emerging evidence will then serve to build a tentative framework or method to remediate and represent any given cultural element in future videogame projects that aim to properly communicate heritage on a large scale such as the global digital game market

Due cose in ricordo di AMR

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L\u2019immagine della Polonia in Italia tra il XIV e il XVI secolo

The image of Poland in Italy between XIV and XVI century The article analyses the image of Poland conveyed in works \u2013 mainly literary and historical \u2013 written in Italy, both in Latin and in Italian, over a span of three centuries. The entry of Poland into the Italian collective imagery was slow and gradual, as witnessed by some documents that, in the XIV (by Fazio degli Uberti) and still in the XV century (by Andrea da Barberino, Masuccio Salernitano and Giovanni Sercambi), position it in some distant and wild realm beyond the boundaries of the civilized world. In more complex representations which begin to appear since the middle of the XV century (by Enea Silvio Piccolomini and Ambrogio Contarini), the image of Poland oscillates between diversity and belonging to the same civilization. In a couple of Italian XVI-century literary polonica (by Matteo Bandello and Baldassar Castiglione) Poland appears no more so exotic as it was some decades earlier. By the middle of the XVI century Poland is a powerful state, respected and admired, capable of offering even abroad models of sovereigns and military leaders, as Paolo Giovio\u2019s Elogia clearly demonstrate. In Italy works \u2013 especially historical \u2013 devoted to Poland multiplied in the second half of the XVI century, showing a peculiar interest for such characteristics of Poland like the state model, the prerogatives of the szlachta and its warrior virtues.

In una lingua sfrenata, i trionfi dell’inautenticità

Recensione a W. Gombrowicz, Ferdydurke, a cura di F.M. Cataluccio, trad, di Irene Salvatori e M. Mari, Il Saggiatore, Milano 202