The Italo-Irish intercultural Association (AICI) goes on with its significant activity as an humanistic pole between these two cultures, suggesting the engraving exhibition of the Italian artist Mariarosaria Stigliano, dedicated to Deirdre, Yeats’work; created by Rosemary Perna- tests of Patrizia Montebello.

Via Tiberio Imperatore 5- Roma- Italy
From 28th March to 2nd February 2008
Opening time: from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Deidre’s vernissage will take place on Friday 28th March at 7 p.m., during the event Enrico Terroni, professor at Roma Tre University, will take part.

The xylographic cycle, object of the exhibition reflects, in a mysterious- symbolic key, the textual reference, interpreting through involving and evocative imagines, the most famous and debated Irish legends.

“Samuel Ferguson, in the Young Ireland times had already tried to tell, in his metallic and diligent verses, the one that more than others is upsetting and is fascinating the fantasy of the Irish poets: the story of Deidre. The legend tells how she had get married to the grand king Conchubar, and how she escaped from the wedding, running away with a young warrior, Naoisi. For many years the king’ s men ran after them through the mountains that have become their shelter, but only with a trick he succeeded to capture them. Invited to a reconciliation party, Deirdre and Naoisi were captured. Naoisi was put to death and Deidre escaped again from the king, killing herself.
In the Irish poets’ fantasy the sweet myth became the warlike myth: Deidre was the symbol of the free moral will that recognizes and chooses one’ s destiny and doesn’t agree to any shape of objective and physical tyranny. Deirdre was the deceived and enslaved Ireland, but still free in its moral strength.“

(G. Manganelli, “Il Rinascimento celtico”, cit.)