Identificazioni rifratte. Lo stile civile di Dante e Vico nella comprensione di Erich Auerbach

[Machine translation] In the first part, the contribution focuses on Dante's criticism of Giambattista Vico in the light of his conception of the poet's poetry, style and civil ethos. The second part examines Erich Auerbach's Vichian studies and Dante's studies, reflecting on the method and teachings that the philologist drew from the philosopher and applies to the study of poetry and literature. Finally, the fundamental points that link and unite the confrontation of Vico with Dante, Auerbach with Vico, and Auerbach with Dante, both in agreement and in disagreement with Vico, are brought into focus. , Abstract, In the first part, the contribution focuses on Giambattista Vico's reflections on Dante in the light of his conception of poetry, style, and the poet's civil ethos. The second part examines Erich Auerbach's studies on Dante and on Vico, with particular attention to the method and teachings that the German philologist drew from the Neapolitan philosopher and applies to his researches of poetry and literature. Finally, the contribution dwells on the fundamental common points that link Vico's confrontation with Dante, Auerbach's confrontation with Vico, and Auerbach's confrontation with Dante, both in agreement and disagreement with Vico.