Primo Levi, Dante, and Language in Auschwitz
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This article examines Primo Levi’s engagement with Dante, focusing on meditation language in describing his confinement at Auschwitz. It identifies parallels between the linguistic and auditory dimensions of Se questo è un uomo Inferno, highlighting each writer’s concern limitations human a place that is understood as sublinguistic. reflections this sublinguistic essence Lager are shown to be substantially informed by closing cantos Dante emerges productive communicative model for Levi well carrying associations unattainable notions justice salvation.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Modern Language Review
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0026-7937', '2222-4319']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/mlr.2022.0003