This essay reads Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) through a 'facial metaphor' linking Quasimodo's monstrous face, the cathedral's façade, and national heritage. Against the measurable homme moyen, the monster stands as an irreducible exception, implying a critique of scientific objectivity.
Chapter Title
La fabbrica dei volti di Notre-Dame de Paris
Authors
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1157-4.06
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Book Title
Scritture del particolare. Romanzo e sciences de l’homme tra Sette e Ottocento
Book Subtitle
Atti del Convegno di Siena (23-24 aprile 2025)
Editors
David Matteini
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
156
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press, USiena Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1157-4
ISBN Print
979-12-215-1156-7
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-1157-4
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-1158-1
Series Title
Studi di letterature moderne e comparate
Series ISSN
2975-0377
Series E-ISSN
2975-0229