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How did the La Scapigliatura movement contribute to Italian literature?
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It made cultural and ideological contributions, setting the stage for future literary developments.
What were the main types of literary works produced by Scapigliati writers?
Primarily prose, narratives, and novels.
What kind of elements were prominent in the works of Scapigliati writers?
Irrational and fantastical elements.
What were some of the negative values portrayed in the works of Scapigliati writers?
Boredom, the unknown, doubt, and fatalism.
Where does the name 'La Scapigliatura' come from?
It comes from Carlo Righetti's novel 'La Scapigliatura e il 6 febbraio.'
Name some key authors associated with the La Scapigliatura movement.
Emilio Praga, Iginio Ugo Tarchetti, Arrigo and Camillo Boito, Luigi Gualdo, Carlo Dossi, and Carlo Righetti (Cletto Arrighi).
What characterized La Scapigliatura in terms of its relationship with national romantic traditions and bourgeois institutions?
It represented a rejection of these traditions and institutions.
What European authors influenced La Scapigliatura?
Charles Baudelaire and Edgar Allan Poe.
What distinguishes the fantastic genre in Scapigliati literature?
It involves events that disrupt the normal rules of the known world and can leave the truth ambiguous.
Who were some notable figures that died in 1861, a pivotal time for the emergence of La Scapigliatura?
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, and Ippolito Nievo.
In what way did La Scapigliatura reflect broader European influences?
It was distinctly anti-conformist, embracing hidden, unconscious, and irrational aspects of human nature.
What were the main centers of the La Scapigliatura movement?
Lombardy and Piedmont, with a focus on cities like Milan.
What characterized the works produced by Scapigliati writers?
They often featured realistic depictions alongside irrational and fantastical elements, oscillating between the two.
What literary genre did the Scapigliati movement anticipate?
Verismo and Decadentism.
What themes did the authors of La Scapigliatura express aversion towards?
Romanticism, the Christian spirit of Alessandro Manzoni, patriotic rhetoric, and bourgeois positivist values.
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