Umanistica Digitale - ISSN:2532-8816 - n.3, 2018 G. P. Vitali – Ret!in"ing R#me as an Ant!#l#g%: &!e P#eti de( &()ll#*s St(eet P#et(% DOI: htt,:/-'#i.#(g-10.6092-issn.2532-8816/8161 et!in"ing #me as an $nt!#l#g%: &!e P#eti 'e( &()ll#/s St(eet P#et(% Gi#0anni Piet(# Vitali Uni0ersit1 'e P#itiers [email protected] $2st(act. 3)est# a(ticol# ,(esenta )na classi4icazi#ne tematica e ge#gra4ica, accom,agnata 'a )n# st)'i# ling)istico, 'ella St(eet P#et(% ,raticata 'a )n g(),,# 'i artisti (#mani che !a cominciat# la ,(#,ria attivit6 nel 2012: i P#eti 'er &()ll#. $ttra0ers# l/)s# 'elle Digital 7)manities, sarann# svil),,ate alcune consi'erazi#ni in merit# al ling)aggi# e i temi che ca(atterizzan# le l#(# ,#esie. 8/#bietti0# 'i 9)est# a(ticol# : analizza(e le ra'ici s#ci#-cult)rali 'i tale 4en#men# ,#etico e gli e44etti che !a ,(#'#tt# s)lla s#ciet6 (#mana contem,#ranea. In4atti, 9)est# st)'i# 4#rnisce )n/inte(,(etazi#ne 'elle m#'alit6 c#n cui i P#eti 'e( &()ll# interagiscon# con la s#ciet6 che li ci(con'a. ;i< grazie a' )n a,,(#cci# inte('isci,lina(e che coin0#lge st()menti 'igitali 9)ali =#('Smit!, &>?, St)'i#, 3-GIS, ;a(t#D@ e Ge,!i. 8/attivit6 a(tistica 'ei P#eti 'e( &()ll# ra,,(esenta )n att# 'i (esistenza ,#etica nei c#n4(#nti 'ella 'ell/#'ierna s#ciet6 'ell/immagine e si inserisce nel contest# (#man# attra0ers# richiami alla tra'izi#ne 'ei gra44iti, ,raticati a #ma 4in 'all/antic!it6, e a 9)ella 'elle Pas9)inate. &ali )san5e st#riche si 4#n'#n#, nella ,#etica 'i 9)esti st(eet ,#et, alle m#'alit6 a(tistiche ti,iche 'ella Slam P#et(%. $ttra0ers# )n gest# sem,lice c#me scri0e(e )n messaggi# s) )n m)(#, 9)esti gi#vani ,e(4#rme( s0elan# la 4#(za 'i )na tra'izi#ne cult)rale che si es,lica in att# 'i n)#va (esistenza, tale 'a ,(#')((e e44etti tangibili s)lla (ealt6 citta'ina. In s#li sei anni, 9)est# g(),,# 'i ,#eti !a e44etti0amente creat# )n m#viment# ca,ace 'i genera(e )n cambiament# (eale e ,(#4#n'#, all/intern# 'el ,(#,ri# 9)a(tie(e. &!is ,a,e( catal#g)es, ma,s, an' st)'ies #4 #man st(eet ,#et(%, A!ich st(eet artists "n#An as t!e P#eti 'e( &()ll# BThe poets of the TrulloC !a0e Aritten #n t!e Italian ca,ital/s Aalls since 2012. &!is article )ses 'igital !)manities t##ls t# 'escribe t!e P#eti 'e( &()ll# an' t!ei( 'istrict, 'e0el#,ing s#me arg)ments #n t!e t!emes an' lang)age t!at characterise t!ei( ,#ems. Its aim is t# )n'erstan' t!e cult)ral an' s#cial (##ts #4 t!is st(eet ,#et(% ,!en#men#n an' its e44ects #n c#ntem,#ra(% s#ciet%. &!is st)'%, A!ic! combines t##ls s)ch as =#('Smit!, &>?, St)'i#, 3-GIS, ;a(t#D@, an' Ge,!i, eD,lains !#A t!e P#eti 'e( &()ll# inte(,(et an' interact Ait! s#ciet% t!(#)g! an inte('isci,lina(% a,,(#ach. &!e P#eti 'e( &()ll#/s A#(", A!ich blen's t!e tra'iti#n #4 #man gra44iti an' Pas9)inate Ait! t!e )rban cult)(e #4 slam ,#et(%, s!#As a ,#etic (esistance t#Aa('s t!e #)tAa(' a,,earance #4 contem,#ra(% s#ciet%. &!(#)g! a sim,le gest)(e s)ch as Ariting a ,#etic message #n a Aall, t!ese %#)ng ,e(4#rmers (e0eal t!e st(engt! #4 a cult)ral tra'iti#n t!at 'iscl#ses a neA act #4 (esistance A!ic! !as a ,ragmatic e44ect #n s#ciet%. In #nl% siD %ears #4 existence, t!ese ,#ets !a0e e44ecti0el% create' a m#0ement ca,able #4 generating e44ecti0e change in t!eir 'istrict. 105 Umanistica Digitale - ISSN:2532-8816 - n.3, 2018 Introduction St(eet a(t dee,l% ma("s contem,#(a(% cities/ 0is)al as,ect an' ,#,)la( image, t# t!e ,#int t!at t#da% it is im,#ssible t# t!in" #4 8#n'#n wit!#)t @an"s%/s A#("s 10., #( Na,les Ait!#)t E#(it/s g(affiti 8.. &!is a(ticle 4#cuses #n t!e catal#g)ing, ma,,ing, an' st)'% #4 #man st(eet ,#et(% 13., A!ic! t!e P#eti de( &()ll# !a0e A(itten #n t!e Italian ca,ital/s walls since 2012. &!is ensemble #4 )(ban ,e(4#(me(s, A!# call t!emsel0es F,#etsG, is com,#se' #4 se0en an#n%m#)s ,e#,le c##(dinate' 2% t!i(t%-yea(-ol' In)mi 8aconic# B8aconic In)mi), A!#m I inte(0ieAe' 4#( t!e ,)(,#se #4 t!is (esea(ch. The (est #4 t!e g(#), is com,#se' #4 4#)( #t!e( men, H( @estia B&!e @east), H( 3)e(cia B&!e +a"), H( Ia(co B&!e 7aA"), an' tA# A#men, J$ gatta m#(ta1 B&!e Dea' ;atC an' ?a(ta 'e( &e(5# 8#tt# B?a(ta 4(#m t!e &!i(' @l#ck). &!e(e is als# an#t!e( ,#et A!# c#lla2#(ates wit! t!em, t!#)g! !e is mainl% de0#te' t# ,)blis!ing !is ,#ems: E( Pint# 26.. &!ei( a(tistic wo("s a(e concent(ated in t!e R#man S#)t!-=este(n dist(ict #4 t!e &()ll#, 2)t each !as t!ei( #An s,ecial a(ea, ,(#babl% co((es,#nding t# A!e(e t!e% li0e in #me. &# 2ette( )n'e(stan' t!e ,!en#men#n, I will 'escribe t!e P#eti de( &()ll# an' t!ei( dist(ict, t!en 'e0el#, s#me a(g)ments #n t!e lang)age t!at cha(acte(ises t!ei( ,#ems an' t!e ,#ems/ te((it#(ial dist(i2)ti#n acco(ding t# t!ei( t!emes. Finall%, I Aill eD,and #n st(eet ,#et(%/s cult)(al and s#cial r##ts and its e44ects #n contem,#(a(% s#ciet%. F#( t!e ,)(,#se of t!is st)'%, I !a0e create' a c#(,)s #4 all t!e ,#ems t!e P#eti 'e( &()ll# !a0e A(itten in t!e st(eets, (e4e((e' t# as ST, an' t!e A#("s t!e% !a0e ,)2lis!e' 51., gene(icall% (e4e((e' t# as poems. &!e P#eti de( &()ll# als# A(#te tA# manifest#s: #ne a2#)t st(eet ,#et(%, an' t!e #t!e( a2#)t ,)blis!e' ,#et(%. T!e 4i(st is calle' FSt(eet P#et(% ?anifest#G, an' is a0ailable #nline, an' t!e secon' is entitled “?et(#(#manticism#G, and is incl)'ed in t!ei( last v#l)me. &!e enti(e co(,)s was anal%se' Ait! s#ftwa(e t##ls 'edicate' t# teDt)al anal%sis. =#('Smit! 63. was )se' t# calculate A#(' (ecu((ence an' t!e t%,e–t#"en 'istincti#n. &>? 32. an' t!e ,l)gin &(ee&agge( 33. Ae(e )se' t# anal%se ,a(ts #4 s,eech in t!e c#(,)s, A!ic! afte(wa(ds Ae(e (e,(esente' g(a,!icall% )sing V#%ant t##ls 66.. $fte( t!e A#(' categ#(% disambig)ati#n )sing &>?, a list of ,lace names 4#( eac! p#et an' a A#(dlist we(e eDt(acte' in #('e( t# 2ette( )n'e(stan' each ,#et/s fa0#)(ite t!emes. &!ese data Ae(e ela2#(ate' an' 0is)alise' )sing t!e s#ftwa(e 3-GIS 52., t!e #nline t##l ;a(t#D@,2 an' Ge,!i 5.. &!e c#(,)s was als# eD,l#(e' 2% t!e s#4twa(e St)di# 58. an' t!e -lang)age st%l#met(% ,ackage St%l# 23.,3 t# )nde(stan' t!e st%listic simila(ities 2etAeen t!ese ,#ets, t!(#)g! a st%l#met(% met!#'#l#g%.K 1 In Italian fare la gatta morta is a comm#n eD,(essi#n t!at means t# ,la% ')m2L it #4ten !as seD)al conn#tati#ns. 2 !tt,s:--ca(t#.com-. 3 M is a lang)age an' envi(#nment 4#r statistical com,)ting an' gra,!ics. 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