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Meshless Numerical Solution of Boundary Integral Equations based on Non Uniform Rational Basis-Splines
No full textOn the Relationship Between Contemporary Novel-Essay and Science-Fiction
No full textThe article inquires upon a possible connection (both formal and thematical) between the literary genre of science-fiction and the form of the novel-essay. Both of them trace their roots back to the late 19th century culture and share a philosophical ambition to interpret the world through narrative philosophy, albeit in opposed ways. After sketching a brief history of the two forms (also underlining their crossroads and similarities), the essay concludes with a parallel reading of two novels by David Foster Wallace and Michel Houellebecq in late 20th century. An open question upon the future paths of a "science-fictional" novel-essay is placed at the end
Ai confini della paura. Due percorsi nella narrativa italiana contemporanea
No full textThe article is a comparative study of two contemporary Italian novels ("Scherzetto" by Domenico Starnone and "Dalle rovine" by Luciano Funetta) and it is meant to highlight the peculiar narrative logic of two horror stories, also investigating the relationship between obscenity, fear, tension and pornography
Recensione di: "Eccessi d'autore. Retoriche della voce nel romanzo italiano di oggi" di Filippo Pennacchio, Mimesis, 2020
No full textReview of: Excesses of the author. Rhetoric of the voice in today's Italian novel, Milan-Udine, research iulM, communication, arts and media, Mimesis, 202
Cu/V/K Catalyst for the Combustion of Carbon Particulate. Soot and Metal Phases Characterised by HRTEM, XRD and Raman Spectroscopy
No full text"Biologia della letteratura" di Alberto Casadei, Il Saggiatore 2017
No full textReview of the Essay that thinks about how to insert artistic creation, and especially literary creation, in the continuum of biological processes. Throught an unusual methodological approach, the Author reveals complex and coherent vision, while the most frequent misunderstandings and questions are highlighted
Non nuocere, aiutare, non offendere. Rileggere il De officiis di Cicerone nel conflitto tra prossimi e lontani
No full textCan Cicero’s De officiis be considered as an excuse for justifying and supporting the common
idea that rights, aid and solidarity have been reserved only to those are “close” to us? In the
current debate concerning the real universality and the value of human rights, the interpretation
of the last work of Arpino’s author, framed in its historical and cultural context, may contribute
to a fair restitution of the meaning we assume for the virtue named ratio societatis et
communitatis
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