Ariosto passato, presente e futuro. Daniel Javitch in dialogo con Corrado Confalonieri

The article features a dialogue between Daniel Javitch and Corrado Confalonieri about the recent past, present, and future of Ariosto criticism. The conversation centers on Javitch’s studies on Ariosto, who has authored some of the most significant essays on Orlando Furioso and particularly on its reception in recent decades. The discussion covers the theoretical premises, objectives, and the still unexplored or occasionally revisable directions of these works, especially in light of comparisons with research by other scholars. In addition to the methodological approach that traces back to the text based on how it has been read and canonized over time, special attention is given to issues of intertextuality and imitation, the relationship between reality and literary fiction, the theory of literary genres, and the dialogue between academic traditions of different countries.