L’approccio psicoanalitico alla letteratura in Italia: il contributo di Trieste
6 October 2021
Psychoanalytic theories have always been a great source of inspiration for literature but in Italy these two disciplines had an initially conflictual relationship. However, there are many significant works impregnated with psychoanalysis, which had a major impact on Italian culture especially during the first decades of the twentieth century.
This study explores the evolution of the psychoanalytic perspective in Italian literature in the twentieth century through the works of some of the most important figures of modernist literature, including particularly the notable contributions from Trieste. The purpose of the essay is to represent a brief summary of the relationship between psychoanalysis and Italian literature.