Øe main object is the analysis of Della Casa’s Galateo that, together with Castiglione’s Il libro del Cortegiano and Guazzo’s La Civil conversazione, represents one of the three founding texts of a form of life born in Italy but soon become a landmark in all Europe. Advice, suggestions and bans concerning some aspects of conversation will be examined. Øe analysis shows the centrality of conversation in Della Casa’s conception of politeness, that will be inherited by all following books of manners until today. It shows also an undeniable and surprising continuity of some of the main principles. Øe explanation, we can hypothesize, can be found in the existence of a culturally characterized model of conversation persisting through time up to today, whose roots lie in classical philosophy.
«…secondo che richiede l’uso del favellar comune»: conversare secondo il Galateo
Alfonzetti Giovanna Marina
2025-01-01
Abstract
Øe main object is the analysis of Della Casa’s Galateo that, together with Castiglione’s Il libro del Cortegiano and Guazzo’s La Civil conversazione, represents one of the three founding texts of a form of life born in Italy but soon become a landmark in all Europe. Advice, suggestions and bans concerning some aspects of conversation will be examined. Øe analysis shows the centrality of conversation in Della Casa’s conception of politeness, that will be inherited by all following books of manners until today. It shows also an undeniable and surprising continuity of some of the main principles. Øe explanation, we can hypothesize, can be found in the existence of a culturally characterized model of conversation persisting through time up to today, whose roots lie in classical philosophy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
