L’immagine dell’Italia tra Letteratura, Arti, Scienze e Tecnica nell’ultimo decennio de “Le Tour du Monde” (1903-1913)

This article examines the representation of Italy in the French magazine "Le Tour du Monde" between 1903 and 1913, focusing on seven articles dedicated to the country. Through a comparative and multidisciplinary approach, the author explores how literature, the arts, science, and technology intertwine in travel narratives, highlighting genre hybridization and the transversal nature of the writing. The magazine, aimed at a popular audience, presents travel accounts that shift between poetry, reportage, scientific treatise, and tourist guide. Italy is depicted not as a classical Grand Tour destination, but as a land in transformation, marked by industrial progress, social tensions, emigration, and natural disasters (such as the 1908 Messina earthquake). Special attention is given to anthropological and social dimensions: customs and traditions, religious rituals, working conditions (especially in Tuscany marble quarries and Sicilian mines), infrastructure, and tourist hospitality. The narrative is enriched with linguistic observations, landscape descriptions, and cultural reflections, offering a multifaceted and dynamic portrait of early 20th-century Italy.