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Nineteenth-century Italian women writers and the woman questions : the case of Neera / Catherine Ramsey-Portolano.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ramsey-Portolano, Catherine, author.
- Series:
- Routledge focus on literature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Neera, 1846-1918--Criticism and interpretation.
- Neera.
- Neera, 1846-1918.
- Italian literature--19th century--History and criticism.
- Italian literature.
- Women and literature--Italy--History--19th century.
- Women and literature.
- History.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Italy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (153 pages).
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- 19th-century Italian women writers and the woman questions
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Biography/History:
- Catherine Ramsey-Portolano is Associate Professor and Director of Italian Studies and Modern Languagesat The American University of Rome in Rome, Italy, where she teaches courses on Italian language, culture, literature and film. She has completed a BA (The University of Tennessee-Knoxville), MA (The University of Wisconsin-Madison), Laurea (LUMSA University-Rome) and PhD (University of Chicago), all in Italian Literature. Her books include Performing Bodies: Female Illness in Italian Literature and Cinema (1860-1920), The Future of Italian Teaching: Media, New Technologies and Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives and Rethinking Neera.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Separate Spheres in Fin-de-Siècle Italy
- Women Writers and Male Critics
- 1 Growing up Female in Fin-de-Siècle Italy
- Writing Personal Experiences and Vocation
- Women Writers and Pseudonyms: Between Private and Public Spheres
- Fin-de-Siècle Italian Women Writers and Their Literary Mothers, Daughters and Sisters
- Neera's "Two Faces"
- 2 From Daughter to Mother in Neera's Work
- Neera's Daughters: Addio!, Il castigo, Il marito dell'amica, La Regaldina, Teresa, Lydia and L'indomani
- Motherhood and the Maternal in Neera's Theoretical Production
- Neera's Mothers: L'amuleto, La vecchia casa, Il romanzo della fortuna and Duello d'anime
- 3 Neera the Verist Woman Writer
- Naturalism and Verismo
- Neera and the Veristi: Public and Private Exchanges on Verismo
- Teresa, a Verist Novel
- Neera's Post-Verismo Production: Symbolism and Benedetto Croce
- 4 Letter Writing: A Tool of the Trade for Italian Women Writers
- Letter Writing: A Communicative Tool in Fin-de-Siècle Italy
- Exchanges with Literary Father Figures
- Defending Poetic Ideals
- The Maternal in Neera's Epistolary Exchanges
- Understanding and Solidarity between Women Writers
- Conclusion
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- "Routledge focus".
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 14, 2020).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Ramsey-Portolano, Catherine Nineteenth-Century Italian Women Writers and the Woman Question : The Case of Neera
- ISBN:
- 9781000190724
- 1000190722
- 9781003051688
- 1003051685
- 9781000190823
- 100019082X
- 9781000190779
- 1000190773
- Publisher Number:
- 40030337164
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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