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- Title
Naïve Physics and Cosmic Perspective-Taking in Dante's Commedia and Calvino's Cosmicomiche.
- Authors
Caracciolo, Marco
- Abstract
The article offers the author's view on naíve physics. He reflects on the physical behavior of objects in space. He focuses on the disruption and the impact of naíve physics on readers of literary text. He cites the poem "Commedia" by Dante Alighieri, and "Cosmicomiche" by Italo Calvino. He mentions that there is a close connection between the disruption of naíve physics.
- Subjects
PHYSICS in literature; OBJECTS in literature; COMMEDIA (Poem); DANTE Alighieri, 1265-1321; COSMICOMICHE (Book); CALVINO, Italo, 1923-1985
- Publication
MLN, 2015, Vol 130, Issue 1, p24
- ISSN
0026-7910
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/mln.2015.0006