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This paper undertakes a critical examination of the character of Christopher Columbus within the oeuvre of Giacomo Leopardi, identifying four key manifestations of this complex figure. Engaging rigorously with the extensive body of existing critical literature, the study delineates its sources while exploring various interpretative frameworks relevant to Leopardi’s literary corpus. The first encounter with …

U radu se analizira talijanska postkolonijalna književnost kroz analizu odabranih djela Ennia Flaiana, Carla Lucarellija, Piera Chiare, Gian Carla Fusca, Andree Camillerija (romani) i Corrada Guzzantija (igrani film) u kojima je talijanska postokolonijalna epopeja viđena kroz razne aspekte smijeha (komika, ironija, groteska, parodija, satira itd.) kao ključ za interpretaciju talijanskog postkolonijalnog opusa.