This article traces the evolution of the affect of pudore (a sense of modesty, restraint, and privacy) in the literary production of Primo Levi, with references to the works of other Italian Holocaust survivor-writers. Beyond the conventional typology of Holocaust survivors’ shame and guilt, the article introduces the category of pudore as both an affect that pertains to concealing the body (through gestures and clothing) and a narrative technique that re-enacts such emotion by means of avoidance language (through reticence, euphemism, understatement, and irony). Because of its paradoxical nature as both an embodied affect and an affect that may conceal other emotions, pudore allows for a reassessment of the production and reception of testimonial literature in postwar Italy. Through an analysis of the tension between testimony and exposure, this article will show the relevance of the affective dimension of pudore in the works of Italian Holocaust survivor-writers.

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意大利大屠杀文学与情感悖论

本文通过引用其他意大利大屠杀幸存者的作品，追溯了伪装（谦虚，克制和私密感）在Primo Levi文学作品中的影响的演变。除了大屠杀幸存者羞耻和内的传统类型之外，本文还介绍了伪装的类别，因为伪装既涉及隐藏身体（通过手势和衣服）的影响，又是一种通过回避语言重新表达这种情感的叙事技术（通过沉默寡言，委婉，轻描淡写和讽刺）。由于伪装既是一种体现的情感又是一种可能掩盖其他情感的情感的自相矛盾的性质，因此伪装允许重新评估战后意大利的见证文学的生产和接受。通过分析证词和暴露之间的紧张关系，