We are pleased to announce the publication of the volume ‘L’anima medievale nei nomi contemporanei’, written by Enzo Caffarelli.
The volume “L’anima medievale nei nomi contemporanei” (Olschki Editore, 2024), written by Enzo Caffarelli (founder of the Rivista Italiana di Onomastica and one of the world’s leading experts in the field), with a preface by Paolo D’Achille, serves as a guide to navigating the fascinating world of Italian onomastics in search of the deepest essence of contemporary names. It is a journey through Italian proper names that evoke the medieval age.
In this sense, on the one hand, the book highlights the importance of proper names in human history; on the other hand, it shows how the Middle Ages permeate contemporary imagination at every level, with onomastics standing as its most evident and meaningful outpost.