Silvia De Laude

Paolo Desogus

Emanuela Patti

Hervé Joubert-Laurencin

Roberto Chiesi

Gian Luca Picconi

Jessy Simonini

Marco Antonio Bazzocchi

Pierre-Paul Carotenuto

Stefania RImini

This issue of Engramma is inspired by a reflection on the theme of Pier Paolo Pasolini and the Middle Ages which started last September during the Pasolini Summer School and it is an anthology of the contributions by the authors who intervened then. The original core was then expanded with a small collection of essays aimed at enriching the scientific debate. Overall, this volume intends to shed light on the complex aspects of language, poetry and themes related to models deriving from the Medieval traditions, dominated by Dante and by other authors like Petrarca, Boccaccio, Giotto and Cimabue, and on the ways Pasolini appropriates and reinvents them. Figurative art, poetry and prose of the Middle Ages all played a crucial role in Pasolini’s works - whether literature, theatre or cinema.

189 | Il Medioevo secondo Pasolini

Enrico Minardi

What is Italian pop culture? This volume provides an answer to this question, offering an insight into some of the most recent and interesting developments in the field of pop culture. The reader will find essays on a variety of topics including literature, theater, music, social media, comics, politics, and even Christmas. Each contribution here places stress on the popular. The main reference points guiding the chapters are, in fact, the pioneering works by Antonio Gramsci and Umberto Eco. The result is, therefore, a portrait of a country where mass participation in cultural events always accompanies some form of reflection on the national identity and other related issues. Historians and sociologists, as well as musicologists and philosophers (in addition to pop culture aficionados), will find the text an engaging and indispensable read.

“Andare al Popolo”

The Last Forty Years of Italian Popular Culture

Paolo Desogus

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