Verb Tenses and Models of Representation in the Narrative Works of Italo Calvino

Authors

  • Arnaldo Soldani Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa - Università degli Studi di Verona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6093/gisli12412

Keywords:

Italo Calvino, Verbal tenses, Verbal aspect, Verbal deixis, Narrative present, Literary Italian

Abstract

This article examines the use of verb tenses in the narrative works of Italo Calvino, considering their function both in terms of deixis and aspect. In particular, it analyzes the use of the present tense as a narrative tense, exploring its exclusive usage as well as its combinations with the historical tenses of the indicative mood.

 

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Published

2025-06-30 — Updated on 2025-06-30

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2025)

Section

Saggi e studi