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- Title
Simulacri imperfetti, corpi mortali e creature immortali. “Florentinische Nächte“ di Heinrich Heine.
- Authors
Fambrini, Alessandro
- Abstract
Between the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, science began to investigate the reproducibility of the human being, both biologically (via experiments on electricity, Galvani and Volta) and mechanically (automata, animated dolls). Literature reflects this idea. German literature from the nineteenth century offers many examples of artificial creatures, generally seen as inferior to humans: this inferiority is linked to the fact that they seem to lack an essential part, consisting in something immaterial, namely the soul. Our hypothesis, however, is that behind these imperfect simulacra lies the idea of a new, different perfection. Our specific focus will be on a text by Heinrich Heine, “Florentinische Nächte“.
- Subjects
TOGOLAND; HEINE, Heinrich, 1797-1856; GERMAN literature; NINETEENTH century; HUMAN beings; DOLLS; SOUL; PERFECTION; 19TH century (Literary period)
- Publication
BETWEEN, 2022, Vol 12, Issue 24, p225
- ISSN
2039-6597
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.13125/2039‑6597/5125