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Variaciones del drama historial en Lope de Vega
2013
Starting from the presentation of the principles underlying the current research and that link it to previous studies —principles which deal with the concept and features of drama historial (historic drama) in Lope de Vega—, the essay focuses on the distinction of two fundamental modes of drama historial: the commemoration of famous historical events on the one hand, and moral conflict analysis, almost always of private nature and exploding in specific historical circumstances, on the other hand. These two major strategies of significance, the one being characteristic of a collective memory, associated with the identity of the nascent nation, and the other one exploring private identity, th…
Miti, culti, saperi. Per un'antropologia religiosa della Mesopotamia antica
2021
The theoretical and methodological approaches of Cultural and Social Anthropology have long since become indispensable for the study of classical antiquity, so much so that we can speak of a Historical Anthropology of the Ancient World. On the contrary, the dialogue between historians and philologists on the one hand and anthropologists, on the other hand, has been less developed concerning the cultures of the ancient Near East. There are several reasons for this lack of dialogue, the most important of which is the fact that the multilingual cuneiform textual corpus is still largely unpublished and characterized by philological difficulties that make it inaccessible to non-specialists. This…
Recupero sostenibile nel centro storico di Petralia Soprana: strategie per il retrofit energetico.
2013
The valorization of building in the historical centers of limited territorial environment, such as the ones in the Madonie’s Park, represents a requirement of mountain communities, which are the witnesses of a gradual abandonment of historical buildings, representative of the local cultural heritage, mainly because they are inadequate to ensure indoor comfort. Also for the recovery of these buildings, technological, energy and economic issues have to be evaluated, compatibly with the historical value. In particular this urban area, typical of the Madonie’s Park, is an architectural, historical and material heritage that merges with the natural and scenic values of the area, representing the…
L’erraticità della centralità. Valori simbolici e valori monetari nella città di Palermo
2017
The center of the city could be considered as the urban meta-sign from which each part of the city takes his urban monetary significance, and it can also be joined to the isomorphic chain linking Zero, Vanishing Point and Money. The center of the city is naturally erratic and follows the urban transformation, producing monetary differentials corresponding to differentials of quality of the localization. The case study of Palermo is analyzed showing the creation of the center of the city, its translation and its (monetary) evaluation in the contemporaneous city.
The Genealogy of Personal Names: towards a more productive method in historical onomastics
2011
It is essential to combine genealogical and collective biographical approaches with network analysis if one wants to take full advantage of the evidence provided by (hereditary) personal names in historical and linguistic onomastic research. The naming practices of rural families and clans from the 18th to the 20th century can bring us much fresh information about their enduring attitudes and values, as well as about other mentalities of everyday life. Personal names were cultural symbols that contained socially shared meanings. With the help of genealogical method it is possible to obtain a more nuanced understanding of these past naming practices, for example by comparing the conventions …
Historical Buildings in protected areas in Italy: a re-design study of a rural building
2017
Historic and traditional buildings, including rural ones, are a territorial resource in Europe and constitute an integral part of the European’s cultural heritage. However they are often characterized by poor energy performances and a large potential for energy retrofit actions. On the other hand, the hardest part of retrofitting such buildings is the limited invasiveness that such actions need to have on the historical and heritage value of the building itself. The paper describes an experience of re-design of an existing rural building located in Sicily, inside the ancient Greeks “Valley of the Temples”. An energy audit was performed on the building, its energy uses thoroughly investigate…
Contemporaneità Responsabile in ambiente storico: strumenti e ricerche tecnologiche
2020
Riteniamo che ci sia una pratica del fare in tema di Architettura che non possa più prescindere dalle ricadute che in senso globale abbia nei confronti dell’ambiente del tuo territorio. Il buon Architetto non dovrebbe essere del tutto convinto che le migliori pratiche vengano solamente dalla ‘innovazione’ Tecnologia in nome del progresso; oggi abbiamo il dovere di voltarci indietro ed osservare le Tecnologie già in uso e porle nuovamente in azione con ‘rinnovata’ attenzione. In futuro saranno proprio queste pratiche ‘adattive’ capaci di rigenerare l’Architettura; quindi innovazione associata a ‘rinnovamento’ tecnologico proporranno beneficio per nuove azioni del fare provenienti dal nostro …
Un percorso del fare 4 : verso una rinnovata cultura tecnologica
2020
L’architetto di ogni tempo, ha curato, programmato e progettato il territorio nei suoi aspetti funzionali ed estetici. Con il senno di poi ci si domanda ragionevolmente se questo avesse sempre fatto bene, occupandosi anche delle ricadute del proprio fare. L’architetto si è proposto quale ‘regista’ delle trasformazioni della città e del territorio, ma non siamo certi abbia sempre agito in coerenza verso l’ambiente ed il contesto. Questo libro raccoglie alcune riflessioni rivolte alla tecnologia come scienza applicata, alla tecnologia edilizia come scienza del costruire e ai processi di trasformazione del pensiero in attività formative e produttive che possano porsi in essere con rinnovata re…
European Integration and Baltic Sea Region: Diversity and Perspectives
2011
This publication presents a collection of research papers in conjunction with the international conference “ European Integration and Baltic Sea Region: Diversity and Perspectives” , 26–27 September 2011 at the University of Latvia, Riga. The conference is hosted by the Doctoral School for European Integration and Baltic Sea Region Studies, recently established at the university. The publication is a conference volume – Volume I in an anticipated series of publications featuring research papers by doctoral students issued in two-year intervals. -- All contributions have been double-blind peer reviewed.
Terrorismo e Mafia
2020
The issue of «Meridiana» analyses counter-terrorism and mafia strategies over the course of Italian history from a double viewpoint (both legal and historical). The contributions of the different authors follow the evolution of criminal, substantive and procedural rules while identifying a unitary, «emerging» trait. Exceptionality, which has become one of the permanent characteristics of the Italian criminal justice system. The studies of some famous cases highlights the twists of the legal categories, the use of repentants, and the close collaboration between the judges and the public prosecutors. Risky interference between historiography and procedure requires that the criminal dimension …