Chapter III of "I promessi sposi" introduces the important theme of the reversal oj justice, of which the dialogue between Renzo and dottor Azzecca-garbugli is especially representative. The "unstable irony" (Booth) expressed by the narrator towards dottor Azzecca-garbugli re-establisced the truth, but at the same time tells the truth above Renzo, who is equally culpable (albeit with good cause) of having threatened a curate. In comparing dottor Azzxecca-garbugli to Pontius Pilate ("me ne lavo le mani"; "I wash my hands of him"), the narrator recalls a similar temptation to which he himself was exposed in the "Introduzione", but which he succeeded in resisting. In so doing he invites the reader as well to adopt a similar attitude, one of involvement rather than disengagement; which is one way in which to bring about that justice, the reversal of which is presented in this chapter.
Frare, P., Me ne lavo le mani». La giustizia e il suo rovescio nel capitolo III dei «Promessi sposi», <<RIVISTA DI STUDI MANZONIANI>>, 2017; I (1): 77-88. [doi:10.19272/201713001006] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/97981]
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Titolo: | Me ne lavo le mani». La giustizia e il suo rovescio nel capitolo III dei «Promessi sposi» |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.19272/201713001006 |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2017 |
Abstract: | Chapter III of "I promessi sposi" introduces the important theme of the reversal oj justice, of which the dialogue between Renzo and dottor Azzecca-garbugli is especially representative. The "unstable irony" (Booth) expressed by the narrator towards dottor Azzecca-garbugli re-establisced the truth, but at the same time tells the truth above Renzo, who is equally culpable (albeit with good cause) of having threatened a curate. In comparing dottor Azzxecca-garbugli to Pontius Pilate ("me ne lavo le mani"; "I wash my hands of him"), the narrator recalls a similar temptation to which he himself was exposed in the "Introduzione", but which he succeeded in resisting. In so doing he invites the reader as well to adopt a similar attitude, one of involvement rather than disengagement; which is one way in which to bring about that justice, the reversal of which is presented in this chapter. |
Lingua: | Italiano |
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Citazione: | Frare, P., Me ne lavo le mani». La giustizia e il suo rovescio nel capitolo III dei «Promessi sposi», <<RIVISTA DI STUDI MANZONIANI>>, 2017; I (1): 77-88. [doi:10.19272/201713001006] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/97981] |
Appare nelle tipologie: | Articolo in rivista, Nota a sentenza |