La Storia Vera

[Chanelle Kirksey]

Lastoria vera (in greco antico: Ἀληθῆ διηγήματα?, Alēth diēghmata, propriamente Storie vere), nota anche come Una storia vera, un'opera narrativa in due libri in forma autobiografica scritta da Luciano di Samosata con intento parodistico. uno dei pi noti e fantasiosi romanzi prodotti dalla letteratura greca, in cui narrata l'avventura di un gruppo di persone, che, capitanate dall'autore, decidono di attraversare le Colonne d'Ercole per vivere avventure strabilianti. Luciano trasporta il lettore in un'atmosfera di fantastica parodia che permea tutto il romanzo, rinunciando ad ogni pretesa di verosimiglianza e lasciando viaggiare senza freni la sua fantasia. il primo testo fra quelli conservati in cui viene descritto un viaggio sulla Luna.

L'autore inizia con la descrizione del suo viaggio immaginario assieme a cinquanta compagni oltre le Colonne d'Ercole, animato come Odisseo dal desiderio di conoscere cose nuove. Subito l'equipaggio colto da una tempesta di vento che sballotta la nave per settantanove giorni finch all'ottantesimo, al termine della tempesta, riescono a sbarcare su un'isola misteriosa. Scoprono una colonna di bronzo con un'iscrizione greca che attesta che Eracle e Dioniso hanno viaggiato fin l e impronte di piedi giganti. Qui si imbattono in un fiume di vino dove nuotano pesci al sapore di vino e in un gruppo di esseri, che hanno forma di viti dai fianchi in gi e di donne dai fianchi in su.

La nave torna sulla Terra, ma viene inghiottita da una balena di mille e cinquecento stadi di lunghezza. Al suo interno c' un'isola abitata da fantastiche trib. L'equipaggio le stermina tutte. Dopo un anno e nove mesi dall'apertura della bocca del mostro assistono alla battaglia tra giganti che su isole lunghe remano come se queste fossero navi.

Luciano cerca una soluzione per uscire in mare aperto e alla fine la nave scappa attraverso la bocca aperta del mostro marino. Attraversa quindi un mare di latte, scoprono un'isola di formaggio e le Isole dei Beati, governata dal cretese Radamanto, dove incontra Omero, Ulisse, Socrate, Pitagora e altri famosi personaggi defunti, mitologici e storici.

Quindi salpano e giungono presso l'isola dove vengono puniti da personaggi mitici e storici, come Ctesia ed Erodoto eternamente puniti per le "menzogne" da loro narrate. Quindi giungono presso l'isola dei sogni dove rimangono trenta giorni. Dopo tre giorni giungono all'isola di Ogigia, dove consegnano una lettera a Calipso da parte di Odisseo dove spiega che avrebbe preferito rimanere con lei per poter vivere in eterno. Quindi riprendono la navigazione, giungono presso una voragine nell'Oceano profonda 1000 stadi, la superano remando faticosamente su un ponte d'acqua che unisce le due sponde e si ritrovano in un mare tranquillo. Dopo aver visto altre isole, scoprono un continente. Mentre discutono se sbarcare per poco tempo o inoltrarsi nell'entroterra, una burrasca sbatte la nave sul lido e la sfascia.

Nonostante questa premessa la Storia vera strutturata secondo i criteri storiografici esposti in seguito dallo stesso Luciano nel trattato Come si deve scrivere la Storia, perci la fantastica avventura narrata nello stile di un resoconto di viaggio realmente compiuto.

Si pensa che, come sostenuto gi da Fozio di Costantinopoli, la narrazione di Luciano possa essere stata ispirata dal romanzo Le incredibili meraviglie al di l di Tule di Antonio Diogene, che Fozio sostiene fosse l'oggetto della parodia di Luciano.

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The title of the exhibition, Io sono un drago (I am a dragon), draws on one of the most emblematic self-portraits by Alessandro Mendini and is intended to emphasize the complexity of this figure in the worlds of international design, architecture, and art. The exhibition sets out to restore Mendini's gaze on the world, his empathy for everyday objects and the mystery of his artistic philosophy that can transform even the most humdrum into a surprise that reveals the magic of the everyday.

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Abet Laminati and Ramun, Partners of the exhibition; Domus, Media Partner; Idealista; Design and Architecture Partner and Institutional Partners, Lavazza Group and Salone del Mobile.Milano, are supporting Triennale Milano in this exhibition.

Alessandro Mendini (1931-2019), architect, designer, artist and critic, was born in Milan. He was one of the theorists and instigators behind the renewal of Italian design. His interests lay in writing and theorizing as well as designing, and he edited the magazines Casabella" (1970-1976), Modo" (1977-1981) and Domus"(1980-1985; 2010-2011). Monographs have been published in several languages on his work and on the projects he worked on with Alchimia. He created a fairytale world of objects, furniture, environments, paintings and architecture. He collaborated with international companies and was a consultant for various industries, including in Asia. He was an honorary member of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, and received three Compasso d'Oro awards for design (1979, 1981, 2014); he was made a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in France, and was awarded an honorary title by the Architectural League of New York, as well as the European Prize for Architecture 2014 in Chicago. He received four honorary degrees from Milan, Paris, Wroclaw in Poland and Seoul in South Korea. Works by Mendini can be found in many museums and private collections. His body of work seems to have two souls: one that is solitary and introverted and the other devoted to group activities. Many of his works were created alone, in fact, but many also with groups that he set up. He founded the Mendini Workshop in 1989 together with his brother, architect Francesco Mendini, with whom he designed the Museum of Groningen in Holland, the Art Stations of the Naples Metro in Italy and various public and private buildings in Europe and Asia.

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