La dialettica mitopoiesi-realtà-illusione in Ugo Foscolo e Dionisios Solomos

This paper explores the profound and necessary dialectic between mythopoesis, reality, and illusion that shapes both the literary production and the inner lives of Ugo Foscolo and Dionisios Solomós. Born on the island of Zante, both poets share a deep spiritual and artistic connection that transcends simple textual echoes, rooted instead in a shared existential quest to give meaning to life through poetic creation. The study highlights how both authors look to literature as a heroic mission capable of sustaining human existence against the brutal contradictions of reality. Through the prism of their native island, the analysis traces their parallel views on nature, the pursuit of a universal and secret harmony, and the symbolic, multifaceted imagery of water and trees as elements of consolation, illusion, or tragic destiny. Finally, the paper examines Solomós's deep admiration for Foscolo, exemplified by the funeral oration and the commemorative sonnet he composed after Foscolo's death in 1827. Ultimately, despite their differing relationships with the contemporary political struggles of the Greek Revolution, both poets remain defined by a fundamental tension between their sublime ideals and the historical world-living, as Solomós noted, along lines that ran parallel to reality without ever truly touching it.