La recitazione come fatto di classe: storicità delle emozioni e psicologia dell’attore in Lev S. Vygotskij

Abstract

In recent years there has been a rediscovery and revision of the work and thought of the Soviet psychologist and pedagogist Lev Semënovič Vygotskij (1896-1934). Studies on this topic are constantly increasing and shedding new light on the broad scope of his thought and the complex philological-editorial situation of his unique reception. Among the various fields in which the author has left some reflections, the theory and criticism of the arts and the psychology of aesthetic reaction (especially literary and theatrical) seems to find ample space, manifesting an articulated and coherent structure in his thought. However, this topic still appears little studied. This article intends to illustrate the characters of Vygotsky’s theatrical aesthetics, through the commentary on the author’s work dedicated to the subject, On the Problem of the Psychology of the Actor’s Creative Work.