“Unfettered and bound, accompanied and alone”: solitude, alienation and sublimity in Campanella.
Journal title RIVISTA DI STORIA DELLA FILOSOFIA
Author/s Jean-Paul De Lucca, Manuel Bertolini
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2025/2
Language Italian Pages 28 P. 159-186 File size 378 KB
DOI 10.3280/SF2025-002002
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This article examines the paradoxical nature of Campanella’s solitude, demonstrating how he transformed isolation into a powerful tool for philosophical inquiry and literary creation. The discussion situates his introspective engagement with solitude within the context of his imprisonment, analysing how he reconciled physical confinement with interior freedom. The article shows how, in Campanella’s view, the truly wise person channels solitude – whether voluntary or forced – into creative action as an affirmation of liberty. Additionally, solitude is examined in relation to the communitarian life depicted in The City of the Sun. Through analysis of his poetry, the article illuminates the dynamism of the solitary soul, with particular attention to themes of otherness and cognitive alienation. Autobiographical and philosophical perspectives are integrated to present a complex yet coherent portrait of Campanella’s experience and account of solitude.
Keywords: Tommaso Campanella, alienation, imprisonment, liberty, solitude, sublimity
Jean-Paul De Lucca, Manuel Bertolini, «Sciolto e legato, accompagnato e solo»: solitudine, alienazione e sublimità in Campanella in "RIVISTA DI STORIA DELLA FILOSOFIA" 2/2025, pp 159-186, DOI: 10.3280/SF2025-002002