The Owl Graziadio and Saba’s "Uccelli": the Construction of Time in "L’orologio" by Carlo Levi

This paper aims to shed light on the relevance of the symbolic figure of the owl in Carlo Levi’s paintings, poetry and prose in the Forties and in the Fifties. Often represented in connection with images of clocks, the figure of the owl is strictly related to time, which is a crucial issue in Levi’s novel L’orologio . The relationship between the representations of owl and clocks, therefore , seems to be essential in o rder to ana lyze the novel’s temporality.As for the relationship between the two figures of the owl and the clock, there is evidence of a strong influence which can be retraced... Mehr ...