The Evolution of the Theme of Sexual Difference as Revealed Through the Experience of Rape in Sibilla Aleramo’s Una donna and Dacia Maraini’s La lunga vita di Marianna Ucrìa
In this article I will examine the evolution of the theme of sexual difference as revealed through the experience of rape in the novels of two Italian authors, Sibilla Aleramo’s 1906 Una donna and Dacia Maraini’s 1990 La lunga vita di Marianna Ucrìa. Aleramo’s autobiographical novel and Maraini’s f...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Język: | Anglais |
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Cahiers d’études italiennes
2012
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| Dostęp online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Streszczenie: | In this article I will examine the evolution of the theme of sexual difference as revealed through the experience of rape in the novels of two Italian authors, Sibilla Aleramo’s 1906 Una donna and Dacia Maraini’s 1990 La lunga vita di Marianna Ucrìa. Aleramo’s autobiographical novel and Maraini’s fictional account of rape shed light on the historical reality of rape within the Italian context and immortalize its victims within the Italian literary canon. In both novels rape is utilized by th... |
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