Resumen de Le «idee» e il «dialogo» di Ermes Visconti
This essay analyzes Idee elementari sulla poesia romantica and Dialogo sulle unità drammatiche di tempo e di luogo, two articles by Ermes Visconti published on «Il Conciliatore» in 1818-1819. It discusses the genesis and network of relationships, the dialogic interaction with Manzoni, the resumption of positions by August Schlegel, their critical fortune: from the consent of foreign intellectuals (Fauriel, Goethe, Stendhal), to Borgese’s apodictic devaluation, and more recent revaluations. Particular attention is given to the innovative positions of Visconti such as his look at literature in a systemic dimension, seen as «inherent to the social status of a people», in its relationships with society and ideas, and in an European perspective
