From Margins to Mainstream Feminism and Fictional Modes in Italian Women's Writing, 1968-1990 Carol Lazzaro-Weis Lazzaro-Weiss studies the fiction of twenty-five contemporary Italian women writers. Arguing for a notion of gender and genre, she runs counter to many Anglo-American and French feminist theorists who contend that traditional genres cannot readily serve as vehicles for feminist expression. 1993 256 pages 6 x 9 ISBN 978-0-8122-1438-3 Paper $27.50s 18.00 World Rights Women's/Gender Studies
From Margins to Mainstream Feminism and Fictional Modes in Italian Women's Writing, 1968-1990 Carol Lazzaro-Weis Lazzaro-Weiss studies the fiction of ...
Greatly influenced by writers ranging from Dickens and Proust to Woolf and Colette, Anna Banti was a prominent figure on the Italian literary scene from the 1940s until her death in 1985. The five tales in "La signorina" e altri racconti display her talent across many genres--fiction, science fiction, historical fiction, mystery.
Banti's stories portray the ageless conflict between the expectations of society and the aspirations of the individual. In "Vocazioni indistinte," the young Ofelia becomes a pianist after her marriage prospects fail, but self-doubt turns her success...
Greatly influenced by writers ranging from Dickens and Proust to Woolf and Colette, Anna Banti was a prominent figure on the Italian literary scene...
