Justeza de la anacronia

The conversation between Angela Mengoni and Paolo Fabbri explores the so-called debate on “anachronism” and the image with particular reference to its implication for a semiotics of the image. In particular, Paolo Fabbri reassesses the debate concerning two central semiotic issues: the problem of the “justification” criteria for the anachronic relationships and the necessity to overcome the opposition between good and bad “chronicity” and to acknowledge the role of efficacy. Some textual examples, which are relevant to the topic, are also evoked during the conversation: the works of De Chirico and Savinio as well as a text by Benedetto Croce on Mantegna.