Resumen de Melchiorre Cesarotti e il senso della modernità

Fabiana Savorgnan Cergneu di Brazzà

• This essay aims to highlight the spirit of modernity permeating Melchiorre Cesarotti’s works. Modernity can be evinced in his important translations as well as in his participation to the debate on the renewal of the Italian language as well as in his stance in favour of a cultural attitude trying to capture the linguistic pulse of Modernity thus rejuvenating old formulas anchored to tradition.