Revue semestrielle de linguistique et littératures romanes

Écho des études romanes 2006, 2(1):47-55 | DOI: 10.32725/eer.2006.004

Lucia e Cunégonde: il debito di Manzoni nei confronti di VoltaireItalian

Ludovico FULCI
Università di Wroc³aw

Lucia and Cunégonde: Manzoni's debt to Voltaire

Manzoni's romanticism does not consist of a critical approach to Enlightenment. His grandfather's memory, his education and three years spent in Paris together with writers, philosophers and historians, who continued the tradition of Enlightenment, confirm that Manzoni paid attention to the European cultural environment and to its evolution. Such a situation is important in order to understand his work, which is not only connected with Italian political and cultural history. The question is about the meaning of Manzoni's masterpiece : do we have to consider the Promessi sposi as a simple and ingenuous apology of Catholicism, or as a serious contribution to the international cultural debate instead? What about the similarities between Renzo and Candide, Lucia and Cunégonde, Fra Cristoforo and doctor Pangloss ? Why does Candide decide, after his adventures, to take care of his garden and why does Renzo, who has finally married Lucia, decide to take care of his own vineyard ?

Keywords: Manzoni; Voltaire; Promessi sposi; romanticism

Published: June 11, 2006  Show citation

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FULCI, L. (2006). Lucia e Cunégonde: il debito di Manzoni nei confronti di Voltaire. Écho des études romanes, 2(1), 47-55. doi: 10.32725/eer.2006.004
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