IL QUARANTOTTO DI LEONARDO SCIASCIA. UN 'EMERONIMO' TRA STORIA E ANTISTORIA.

This paper looks at the various meanings of the title Il quarantotto, which may be defined as an 'emeronym', or proper name consisting in a date, which acts as a 'designator of events', capable in itself of evoking a whole series of ideological and commemorative connotations. In this case, the title shows the ideological, thematic and perspective complexity of Sciascia's vision of the history of the Risorgimento. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]