Resumen de Thornton Wilder and Italy

Stephen J. Rojcewicz, Judith P. Hallett

• español

  Eight months of study at the American Academy in Rome (1920- 1921) and his friendship with Lauro de Bosis and his family profoundly influenced the American writer Thornton Wilder. Lauro’s example as a poet, dramatist, and Hellenist strengthened and seasoned the American’s engagement with ancient Greek literature. The impact of his professors, fellow students, and numerous social acquaintances resulted in novels and plays marked by multiple literary and cultural influences that are subtle, intricate, multi-layered, often indirect, and integrated with multiple ancient Greek, Roman, biblical, medieval, and modern sources.

• italiano

  Otto mesi di studio presso la American Academy in Rome (1920- 1921) e l’amicizia con Lauro de Bosis e la sua famiglia influenzarono profondamente lo scrittore americano Thornton Wilder. L’esempio di Lauro, poeta, drammaturgo e grecista, rafforzarono e vivificarono l’interesse di Wilder nei confronti della letteratura greca antica. L’influenza esercitata da insegnanti, compagni di studio e relazioni sociali si manifesta in drammi e romanzi caratterizzati dal complesso intrecciarsi di molteplici elementi letterari e culturali, integrati attraverso il ricorso a fonti greche antiche, romane, bibliche, medievali e moderne.