«AOQU», V, 1 (2024). Memory and reworking of ancient epic in the culture of "long Eighteenth Century"

The issue collect some papers discussed at the 16^th Congress of the International Society for Eighteenth-century Studies (Rome, 3-7 July 2023), and it is open to further contributions on the fortunes of the classical epic in the Eighteenth century or on another topic related to it.

As stated in the “Info” page of the website, «AOQU» is available to screen proposals for essays on different topics than this Call for papers. The papers could find an appropriate space in special sections of the journal.

Submissions of 1500 characters max. should be sent to aoqu@unimi.it by 15 January 2024. In case of acceptance, completed manuscripts (40.000 character max) by 15 March 2024.

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«AOQU», V, 2 (2024). For men only? The reception of epic from the perspective of gender

In its most canonical expression epic corresponds to a predominantly masculine imaginary: weapons and battles, heroes of exhibited masculinity, sea voyages, foundations of cities... The monographic issue V, 2 of AOQU starts from this initial (and obviously superficial) idea to interrogate the gendered implications associated with the epic form. In particular, attention is directed to the listeners and readers of the various declinations of myth and epic, both as assumed at the time of the formulation of the storytelling and as a historically reconstructible subject.
The goal is, in short, to help define a framework of the reception of the epic genre from the perspective of gender. In accordance with the focus and scope of the journal, the topic will be addressed in several cultures up to our days, including non-literary approaches and including theoretical perspectives and comparative analyses.
Submissions of max 1500 characters should be sent to the editor Sandra Carapezza (sandra.carapezza@unimi.it) and to aoqu@unimi.it by 15 January 2024. In case of acceptance, completed manuscripts (max. 40.000 characters) should be submitted by 30 June 2024.