Adriano Purgato

Articolo della Rivista, Anno VI, Numero 11, giugno 2016

(Psychology and literary production in Arabic: What connections? Some preliminary reflections) in La rivista di Arablit, a. VI, n. 11, giugno 2016, pp. 53-70. This essay considers how psychology can be involved in investigation and translation of modern Arabic literature. Through a review of the works of scholars in both the fields of humanities and clinical psychology and/or psychoanalysis, this paper explores the possibility of finding similarities between clinicians and translators’ jobs and perspectives. In particular, the capability of “reading between the lines” will be outlined as it allows both professionals to pursue their task [...]