A History of Women's Writing in Italy
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- Editors:
- Letizia Panizza, Royal Holloway, University of London
- Sharon Wood, University of Strathclyde
- Date Published: January 2001
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521570886
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A History of Women's Writing in Italy offers a comprehensive historical account of writing by women in Italy. Covering writing from the Middle Ages to the present day, it moves away from narrow definitions of literature, and brings to the reader's attention other forms of expression such as letter writing, religious and devotional writing, scholarly and philosophical essays, travel writing, and journalism. Contributors point to the considerable practical, social and ideological difficulties faced by women in writing and presenting their work to a wider reading public, but also highlight the resourcefulness and determination of women through the centuries in making their voices heard. Extensive guides to further reading and a detailed guide to more than two hundred writers form an integral part of the volume. The international team of contributors have produced a striking work of scholarship and research, which will be invaluable for students and scholars alike.
Read more- The first volume of its kind in English, providing an extensive chronological survey by leading scholars of more than 1400 years of women's writing in Italy
- Accessible, introductory approach will be particularly useful to undergraduates and interested generalists as well as advanced students and scholars
- Extensive reference features including bibliography of primary and secondary works and biographical guide to more than 150 women writers
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- Date Published: January 2001
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521570886
- length: 378 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 25 mm
- weight: 0.72kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction Letizia Panizza
Part I. The Renaissance, Counter-Reformation and Seventeenth Century:
1. Letter writing, 1350–1650 Maria Luisa Doglio
2. The fifteenth century: i. Humanism Letizia Panizza, ii. Vernacular poetry and mystery plays Judith Bryce
3. Lyric poetry Giovanna Rabitti
4. Fiction, 1560–1650 Virginia Cox
5. Polemical prose writing 1500–1650 Letizia Panizza
6. Religious and devotional writing, 1400–1500 Gabriella Zarri
Part II. The Enlightenment and Restoration:
7. Eighteenth-century literature Luisa Ricaldone
8. Travel writing Ricciarda Ricorda
9. Journalism, 1750–1850 Verina Jones
10. Literary critics and scholars, 1700–1850 Adriana Chemello
Part III. The Risorgimento and Modern Italy, 1850–2000:
11. Journalists and essayists, 1850–1915 Silvana Patriarca
12. The novel, 1870–1920 Lucienne Kroha
13. The popular novel, 1850–1920 Anna Laura Lepschy
14. Futurism and fascism, 1914–45 Lucia Re
15. The novel, 1945–65 Ann Hallamore Caesar
16. The novel, 1965–2000 Adalgisa Giorgio
17. Poetry, 1870–2000 Catherine O'Brien
18 Theatre and cinema, 1945–2000 Aine O'Healy
19. Aesthetics and critical theory Sharon Wood
Abbreviations
Bibliography.
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