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Author:   Catherine Ramsey-Portolano
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.308kg
ISBN:  

9780367508906

ISBN 10:   0367508907
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   02 October 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction Separate Spheres in Fin-de-Siècle Italy Women Writers and Male Critics Chapter I 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"" Chapter II 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 Chapter III 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 Chapter IV 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"

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Catherine Ramsey-Portolano is Associate Professor and Director of Italian Studies and Modern Languages at 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.

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