Nell'officina creativa di Gianni Rodari: dal Quaderno di Fantastica al "Pioniere"

The paths explored by Italian author Gianni Rodari in analyzing and formalizing his poetry date back to the age of youth, when - in 1943 - he noted his intentions in a scratchpad, subsequently called "Quaderno di fantastica"('Book of wonderful'). Those notes, apparently scattered and lacking in logical sense, turned out to be an extraordinary basis for his future work, which would culminate in his famous masterpiece "Grammatica della fantasia" ("Grammar of fantasy") as well as in his postumous "Esercizi di fantasia" ("Exercises for Fantasy")- works that can better be comprehended only in the light of the entire, lifelong development of the writer's creative process. In his productin a point of reference is represented by his important journalistic activity as well, of which the present essay analyses the season related to the journal "Pioniere" where Rodari worked in the years 1950 - 1960.