The sea as a counterspace. The heterotopia in the novel Mare al mattino

Abstract

The French philosopher Michel Foucault linked his research on the concept of heterotopy to earthly and solid space, based on six principles that circumscribe these counter-spaces. The aim of this study is to use the heterotopic principles proposed by Foucault to analyze the maritime space in the novel Mare al mattino, by the writer Margaret Mazzantini, and to study the relationship established between the protagonists and the sea.