The contribution is a dialogue between the philosopher Paolo Costa and the writer Paolo Cognetti, author of Le otto montagne, Strega Prize 2017. Theme of the conversation is the relationship between culture and mountains. More specifically: the tourist rediscovery of the mountains, which has reached its peak in the summer of 2020, the symbolic meaning of the peaks in Western culture, the romantic aestheticization of Alpine landscapes, the complicated connection between mountains and modernity, and the role that culture can play in guaranteeing a future for the mountains in all their kaleodoscopic variety.
Il contributo è un dialogo tra il filosofo Paolo Costa e lo scrittore Paolo Cognetti, autore di Le otto montagne, premio Strega 2017. Tema della conversazione è il rapporto tra la cultura e la montagna. Più in particolare: la riscoperta turistica della montagna, che ha toccato il suo apice nell’estate 2020, il significato simbolico delle vette nella cultura occidentale, l’estetizzazione romantica dei panorami alpini, il complicato nesso tra montagna e modernità e il ruolo che la cultura può svolgere nel garantire un futuro alle montagne nella loro caleodoscopica varietà.
Ragazzi selvatici: essere una persona colta tra i monti
P. Costa
2021-01-01
Abstract
The contribution is a dialogue between the philosopher Paolo Costa and the writer Paolo Cognetti, author of Le otto montagne, Strega Prize 2017. Theme of the conversation is the relationship between culture and mountains. More specifically: the tourist rediscovery of the mountains, which has reached its peak in the summer of 2020, the symbolic meaning of the peaks in Western culture, the romantic aestheticization of Alpine landscapes, the complicated connection between mountains and modernity, and the role that culture can play in guaranteeing a future for the mountains in all their kaleodoscopic variety.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
