The essay illustrates the intrinsic characteristics of mountaineering autobiography. Through a diachronic examination emerge a number of cross-cutting thematic nodes that highlight the main motivations underlying the inextricable link between mountaineering and autobiographical writing.
University of Florence, Italy
Chapter Title
Alpinisti allo specchio. L’autobiografia come sublimazione
Authors
Clementina Greco
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0891-8.11
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Book Title
Homo Horizontalis
Book Subtitle
Ascesi fisiche e ascese alpinistiche
Editors
Mirko Alagna, Sara Benvenuti, Giovanna Lo Monaco
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
372
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0891-8
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0890-1
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0891-8
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0892-5
Series Title
FuoricEntro
Series ISSN
3035-5958