Archivio d’Annunzio Rivista di Studi comparati

Journal | Archivio d’Annunzio
Journal Issue | 1 | 2014
Research Article | «Il dilettante di sensazioni»

«Il dilettante di sensazioni»

D’Annunzio’s Chromonymy: from the Novelle Della Pescara to the Notturno

Abstract

Within the constant linguistic research performed by Gabriele d’Annunzio, the chromatic lexicon plays a fundamental role. In his prose work, d’Annunzio developed a lexicon which aimed at attaining the maximum precision and at the same time remained constantly refined and solemn. In this regard, chromaticism is considered the stylistic device to meet these requirements. D’Annunzio made use of all the lexical strategies offered to him by the Italian language, proposing a particularly large body, rich in derivatives, compounds and, especially, referential terms. He selected the words less frequently used, made up new etymologies and sought out constantly new meanings. Furthermore, the semantic field of colour allows to thoroughly investigate d’Annunzio’s role in the literary language of the 20th century and, consequently, to realize how deeply indebted the Italian advertising system of the early 20th century was to him.


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Published Oct. 30, 2014 | Language: it

Copyright © 2014 Stefania Penasa. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

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