Gender, narrative, and dissonance in the modern Italian novel /
[Book]
Silvia Valisa
viii, 239 pages ;
24 cm
Toronto Italian studies
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-228) and index
Introduction -- "A somewhat unusual nun": writing gender in I promessi sposi -- The epistemology of the young woman: analysis and revelation in three Fin-de-siècle novels -- The mule and the ghost: gender, realism, and the fantastic in Giovanni Verga and Marchesa Colombi -- Intellectual experiments: the philosopher and the housewife -- A poetics of rejection: Elsa Morante and the gender of the real -- Conclusion
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Characters and characteristics in literature
Gender identity in literature
Italian fiction-- 19th century-- History and criticism
Italian fiction-- 20th century-- History and criticism