On <i>Gente indipendente</i> by Halldór Laxness
Among the element of the human life, Michael Oakeshott distinguished the processes from the practices. Processes are governed by nature: birth, aging, illness, death, earthquakes, rain, gravity. Practices are humans’ decisions and actions: love, friendship, hatred, envy, vengeance, forgiveness. Ge...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Università degli Studi di Cagliari
2012-11-01
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| Series: | Between |
| Online Access: | http://ojs.unica.it/index.php/between/article/view/822 |
| Summary: | Among the element of the human life, Michael Oakeshott distinguished the processes from the practices. Processes are governed by nature: birth, aging, illness, death, earthquakes, rain, gravity. Practices are humans’ decisions and actions: love, friendship, hatred, envy, vengeance, forgiveness.
Gente indipendente by Halldór Laxness is an exception. In Gente indipendente the power of natural processes is predominant, incomparable to the power it has in any other modern novel; and the practices resulting from interaction between humans have a secondary role. |
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| ISSN: | 2039-6597 |