Series | Studi e ricerche
Edited book | «L’umanesimo della parola»
Chapter | L’uomo-massa in Elémire Zolla

L’uomo-massa in Elémire Zolla

Abstract

The essay illustrates the mass-men concept depicted by Elémire Zolla (1926-2022), writer, philosopher, and historian of religion, in the context of the Italian debate in the 50s. After a biographical introduction, the essay proceeds to focus on Zolla’s strong positions on modernity and mass society. In particular, mass society is described in-depth as guilty for the culture’s loss of holiness.


Open access

Submitted: Sept. 29, 2022 | Published May 2, 2023 | Language: it

Keywords Social criticismItalian writersElémire ZollaIndustry and literatureMass-men20th century writersLiterature and industry


read this chapter