Riabitare la foresta. Il Nevoso di Claudio Magris tra metamorfosi e continui ritorni

The essay explores the representation of Mount Nevoso in Claudio Magris, particularly focusing on "Microcosmi" (1997). It examines the forest as a symbolic and identity-shaping space at the heart of the narrative. Rather than presenting the mountain through an idyllic or sublime lens, Magris depicts it as a place of metamorphosis and memory, where the human presence dissolves into the forest, absorbing its temporality and deeper logic. Nevoso becomes an ecological and mythopoetic microcosm, where autobiography, history, and myth converge. The narrative unfolds through an interior cartography and an ecocritical perspective that challenges anthropocentrism, exposing the fragile bond between humans and nature. Through a slow reading of the text, the essay argues that Magris offers a powerful example of Italian nature writing, where the forest becomes both a mirror of the self and a potential space for ethical renewal.