Le funzioni dell'intertestualità dantesca nella poesia di Fortini

This article aims to study the role of Dantesque intertextuality in Franco Fortini's poetry. Though citations and specific lexical terms are identified through textual analysis, the main objective of the endeavour is not to produce an exhaustive catalogue, but rather to understand the full extent and significance of Dante's influence on the 20th century poet. Thus, it seeks to understand how and to what extent the model affected the metre, style, imagery and poetics in Fortini's work. While not neglecting diachronic aspects, the analysis focuses primarily on providing a typological classification, regrouping the various references into four main categories: 1. exile/magnanimity; 2. the use of 'closed forms'; 3. figurai relationships and the dichotomy of expressionism/theophany; 4. apparitions and revenants. Lasdy, the Fortini question is examined against the broader backdrop of Dante's influence in 19th and 20th century criticism, literature and art.