Abstract EN:

This work falls into two parts, each one comprising three chapters. The first part, from the word to the themes, is dedicated to the study of the origins of the noun Scapigliatura in order to understand why that term designates a literary and artistic movement which started in Milan and spanned the years between 1860 and 1885. The novel by Cletto Arrighi (b. 1828 - d. 1906), la Scapigliatura e il 6 febbraio (published in 1862) and the role of the press in popularizing that term are studied in the first chapter, Scapigliatura and semantics. In the second chapter, at the time of the Scapigliatura, a diachronic perspective permits an introduction to the main authors of that movement. A few texts, which have manifesto value, are also studied. The third chapter, the identity of the Scapigliatura, aims at defining the characteristic features of the Scapigliatura by studying the cultural upbringing of its representatives and some themes they have in common. In the second part, an outlook on three itineraries, we used the conclusions of the first pat to make deeper analyses of three authors, I. Ugo Tarchetti (b. 1839- d. 1869), Arrigo Boito (b. 1842- d. 1918), and Giovanni Camerana ( b. 1845- d. 1905). Concerning I. Ugo Tarchetti only his narrative texts have been examinated, since they constitute the major part of his works. We have studied the narrative processes used by the author, as well as the forms and functions of the exotism recurrent in many of his writings. Concerning Arrigo Boito, we have worked on four short stories only, which, however, reveal much about the author's forma mentis. As for Giovanni Camerana's works, they are limited to a collection of poems and commentaries on paintings, published in an art review. After having underlined the themes recurring in his poetical works, we propose a study of the reciprocal influences between the author's critical and poetical writings.