La poesia Heian come World Literature Un confronto con la poesia italiana medievale

This paper compares the court poetry of the early Heian period, in particular that of Kokinshū, with the court poetry of the so-called “Sicil- ian School”, a literary movement active at the Italian court of Frederick II of Hohenstaufen in the 13th century. Starting with an explanation of the methodology used in the research, the author demonstrates how re- cent theories of World Literatures studies can be applied to early Italian poetry and Heian poetry through a direct comparison of such issues as the consolidation of vernacular canon, court poetry and the formaliza- tion of poetical language. The aim of this paper is to pique interest in the eld of the Classical World Literatures.