Dostoevskij Studies in Italy (2013-2022): Assessment and Prospects

Abstract

The essay provides an assessment of Italian studies on Dostoevskij in the last decade and identifies new avenues for research. The many initiatives organized on the writer’s bicentenary attest to an interest that shows no sign of dying out. The constant development of Dostoevskij studies in Italy in recent decades confirms this interest while revealing a great variety of methodologies and approaches. The essay retraces the phases of recent Italian scholarship on Dostoevskij (2013-2022), highlighting the main aspects of the author’s poetics and stylistics that have been the object of investigation, often from a comparative perspective. An attempt will also be made to highlight prospective approaches to a field of study that continues to stimulate scholars, not only of literary and philosophical disciplines, but also of the sociological sciences and media studies.