Autore
Maggi, Armando

Titolo
The Tale of the Pregnant Slave Buried Alive. The Unsettling Closure of Basile's The Tale of Tales and the Issue of Moral Imperative
Periodico
Intersezioni
Anno: 2020 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 203 - Pagina finale: 221

This essay tackles the issue of «moral imperative» in Giambattista Basile’s TheTale of Tales. Basile’s volume revolves around the character of a pregnant black slaveand her unborn baby, whose horrific execution coincides with the happy ending ofthe entire volume. Inspired by thinkers such as Bloch, Benjamin, Bachelard, Sartre,and Cavarero, Maggi investigates the complex rapport between artistic appreciationand moral demand in Basile’s seminal volume. Maggi shows that by questioning Basile’sdisturbing treatment of the black slave and her unborn child a modern readerachieves a more complex and satisfying understanding of Basile’s seminal book.



SICI: 0393-2451(2020)2<203:TTOTPS>2.0.ZU;2-O
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