RATIONES RERUM 19: Articolo Gaetano De Sanctis

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Rationes Rerum 19

GAETANO DE SANCTIS
Sul margine del deserto. Novella. Nota introduttiva di Antonella Amico

A short story written by the historian Gaetano De Sanctis in 1932, a few months after his refusal of the oath of allegiance to fascism, is published now for the first time. Sul margine del deserto («on the margin of the desert»), set in Egypt in the 4th century BC, narrates the life of Paphnuti, spent between action in society and contemplation in the desert as an anchorite monk. An introduction by Antonella Amico gives biographical background and some suggestions about literary references.