Department & University: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Brief summary of research interests: Isabelle Fratani’s research focuses on the themes of time and detachment in poetry, particularly through the lens of mysticism (both Western and Oriental) and nostalgia. She explores these themes by combining literary analysis with philosophy, drawing on the works of philosophers such as Martin Heidegger, Henri Bergson, and Vladimir Jankélévitch. This approach reveals how literature addresses the impact of conflicts and troubled times on people, through concepts like memory, time, imagination, and existential reflection, as well as its role in the transmission of hope. Her primary area of study is Irish literature, especially the poetry of Patrick Kavanagh. However, she is also interested in the works of authors such as Sinéad Morrissey, Michael Longley, William Trevor, and Jennifer Johnston.
Selected publications:
2025. “Towards a Poetics of Detachment: The Role of Nostalgia in Patrick Kavanagh’s Christmas Poems (1939–1943).” Estudis Irlandesos: Journal of Irish Studies, no. 20. pp. 133-147.
Orcid Page: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2646-7297