Philologica Militaria. In margine alle "Lettere dei Prigionieri di guerra" di Spitzer nella nuova edizione del 2016
Journal: Aisberg (University of Bergamo)
Year: 2017

The contents of this paper are the result of the Author?s reflections on the centennial celebration of the beginning of World War I (1914-2014). An overview of the various linguistic documents available on the topic (personal letters, post-cards, diaries and memoirs written by the soldiers and by their family members) (Section I) will be followed by the analysis of the motivations at the basis of Leo Spitzer?s efforts to collect, transcribe and publish a selection of texts written by Italian pri