Sei personaggi in cerca drsquo;autore (1921) egrave; una commedia teatrale la cui struttura non egrave; divisa in atti e scene; ma si snoda linearmente in modo continuo; segmentata solo da due interruzioni apparentemente casuali. Una compagnia teatrale drammatica sta provando Il gioco delle parti; opera sempre di Pirandello; quando a un tratto compaiono sulla scena sei personaggi estranei ai fatti: il Padre; la Madre; la Figliastra; il Figlio e due bambini. Il Padre spiega agli attori in scena drsquo;essere; insieme agli altri personaggi; il frutto della fantasia di un autore che li ha descritti ma non li ha poi inseriti in una vera e propria opera teatrale; la smania di far vivere comunque la storia del loro dramma li induce a chiedere agli attori presenti di portarlo in scena. Cosigrave; il Padre inizia a raccontare la trama che li vede protagonisti. Il finale a cui sono destinati descrive lrsquo;amara condizione di questi sei personaggi; costretti a vivere un dramma nel dramma; in una continua ripetizione e messa in scena dellrsquo;arte nellrsquo;arte. Il mondo pirandelliano trova il suo specchio soprattutto nelle opere teatrali e lrsquo;immagine che esso riflette egrave; quella di un mondo dove la dimensione del reale viene scambiata con la finzione; mentre la societagrave; e la psicologia dei protagonisti si scontra con il concetto di inautenticitagrave;. Attraverso il linguaggio teatrale Pirandello raggiunge una perfetta codificazione verbale della logica del paradosso e della contraddizione. In questrsquo;opera; in particolare; viene sondato il paradosso del vivere nella finzione la realtagrave; e dello sdoppiamento di ruolo tra individuo-persona e personaggio-attore.Luigi Pirandello nasce ad Agrigento il 28 giugno 1867. Considerato; a ragione; come uno dei piugrave; grandi drammaturghi del XX secolo egrave; autore prolifico; caratterizzato da un umorismo pungente e grottesco. Il fu Mattia Pascal e Uno; nessuno e centomila; solo per citarne due tra le piugrave; famose; rimangono esempi di opere senza tempo. Il suo nome resta indissolubilmente legato al teatro; ma egli fu autore anche di sette romanzi e numerose novelle; noncheacute; di componimenti poetici. Nel 1934 viene insignito del premio Nobel per la letteratura. Muore a Roma il 10 dicembre 1936.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Small book; big meaningBy CamilleAIn To a Young Jazz Musician: Letters from the Road one encounters wisdom about music and life; skillfully interwoven and candidly presented through personal letters Marsalis addresses to a young jazz musician. Key themes and metaphors headline each chapter; with content on: humility; what is means to be human; rules and freedom; facets of playing jazz; arrogance; jazz in an era of unchecked decadence and decline of intellectual rigor; morals; innovation; and healing of our culture.Musicians; philosophers; and social thinkers alike would appreciate Marsalisrsquo; remarkable depth of insight into the humanity of music-making; as well as his commentary on social and political issuesmdash;including on the African-American experience; which may be eye-opening for some. The book more than meets its intent to present meaningful reflections on the life of music-making (jazz in particular) and how these reflections have everything to do with how one lives. For example; around the larger notion of integrity and ldquo;selling outrdquo; Marsalis gives all of us something to consider as he contrasts the thinking of older generations of musicians (ldquo;we want to play some music so powerful that itrsquo;ll actually change the world for the betterrdquo;)mdash;noting that kind of impulse and goalmdash;versus what he laments in some of the thinking of today (ldquo;I want to make sure I can get me an SUVrdquo;) (81). He also comments about having an objective when playing; and later refers to activities of life in general needing to have ldquo;objectives of the soulrdquo; because thatrsquo;s what ldquo;can heal our whole nationrdquo; (97).As a musician; and for other musician readers; this book provides helpful stimulus on the pathway toward breaking free of mechanistic; competitive thinking about onersquo;s own performance; creativity; and how one stacks up against others. Marsalisrsquo; depth of illumination inspires one to consider larger questions such as the degree to which one is committed to the art as a form of beauty and expression; the humility or arrogance we bring into ensemble playing; and; ultimately; who we are in the world.The format of letter-writing; in its casual writing style; effectively supports an intimate feeling of wisdom being passed to the young. It also provides a natural; integrated flow and important weight to what might otherwise come across as mere side-comments about society in general and America in particular.Therersquo;s a great deal of depth to consider in this small book; which packs a big punch. In this way one could be drawn to reading it again and again; letting the messages wash over you like a sweet jazz melody.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An excellent book!By John TziallasIve never been in America. I was born and raised in Greece; I leave in Paris and I make a living doing "this and that" and Im trying to play some Jazz. I dont have much in common with mr. Marsalis except... the Jazz.Having said that; you see why I might not fully understand (or; to put it better; "feel") everything that Mr. Marsalis writes in his book about the American society; the situation of the black americans; the segregation etch; but I understood well that he is a man of great dignity and taste and I deeply respect that.He has a deep knowledge of Jazz and through the pages of his book the reader can sympathize with the writer; with the difficulties and the anxieties that are involved in studying and playing music but also feel the great joy of it.The book was very interesting; fun to read (I read it in 2 days time) and it spoke deeply in my heart and soul.The last 10 years Ive been thinking that when Ill reach 50 (in about 20 years); I would like to write a book according all the difficulties and joys; the pressure and joys; the frustration and joys of studying Jazz (if you know what I mean)... ;)But Mr. Marsalis has already done it. And he has done an excellent job!Oh well... perhaps Ill think of something else! Mean wile BUY THE DAMN BOOK! IT"S GREAT!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. American culture celebrated and wise perspectives on lifeBy salllyAfter hearing Wynton Marsalis speak this summer; I got this book from the library. I loved it and want to give it as a gift to a couple of young musician relatives. He is writing about life here in an accessible manner. The book is not long and is divided into separate letters. Teens and young adults will find much to think about here. He is wise.
