Race and Narrative in Italian Women's Writing Since Unification
Author:   Melissa Coburn
Publisher:   Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
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9781611475999


Pages:   164
Publication Date:   29 July 2013
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Melissa Coburn
Publisher:   Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Imprint:   Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9781611475999


ISBN 10:   1611475996
Pages:   164
Publication Date:   29 July 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction. Race as Narration: Studies of Italian Women’s Writings Since Unification Chapter One. Grazia Deledda's Narrative Negotiations with the Racialization of Sardinian Character Chapter Two. The Tropics of Race in the Land of Cockayne Chapter Three. The Irreducible Individual and the Ethics of Writing in Natalia Ginzburg’s Lessico famigliare Chapter Four. “We Are Stories of Stories in History”: Re-imagining Community as Narrative in Regina di fiori e di perle by Gabriella Ghermandi Conclusions. The Persistent Past: Haunting as Metaphor for Racism in Texts from Deledda to Ghermandi Bibliography

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Race and Narrative in Italian Women's Writing Since Unification is an accurate study, supported by a rich bibliography and a solid critical framework, that suggests intriguing perspectives on the concept of race and national identity as reflected in the narrative of four Italian women writers. The volume represents an important contribution to the field and a valid resource for scholars interested in the subject. * Papers on Language and Literature *


Race and Narrative in Italian Women's Writing Since Unification is an accurate study, supported by a rich bibliography and a solid critical framework, that suggests intriguing perspectives on the concept of race and national identity as reflected in the narrative of four Italian women writers. The volume represents an important contribution to the field and a valid resource for scholars interested in the subject. Papers on Language and Literature


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Melissa Coburn is assistant professor of Italian at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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