“Sopportava quel mestiere, non l’amava”. Forme del lavoro tra città e campagna in Ciau Masino di Cesare Pavese

Authors

  • Giuseppe Marrone

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13133/2239-1983/19592

Abstract

 

 This article aims to analyse the ways in which work is depicted in the “prosimetrumCiau Masino, a curious early lyrical-narrative experiment by Cesare Pavese, dating from between 1931 and 1932. In particular, it will highlight how the theme of work – central to Pavese’s entire production – is also presented in this work as a source of substantial contradiction and irreconcilable conflict, oscillating between its positive connotation as a fundamental and indispensable value of human existence and its more strictly alienating and degrading dimension, especially in relation to manual labour and farm work.

Published

2026-06-30

How to Cite

Marrone, G. (2026). “Sopportava quel mestiere, non l’amava”. Forme del lavoro tra città e campagna in Ciau Masino di Cesare Pavese. Status Quaestionis, 30. https://doi.org/10.13133/2239-1983/19592