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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809597203321

Autore

Blum Cinzia Sartini

Titolo

Rewriting the journey in contemporary Italian literature : figures of subjectivity in progress / / Cinzia Sartini Blum

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

1-4426-9260-X

1-4426-8901-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (390 p.)

Collana

Toronto Italian Studies

Disciplina

850.9/928709045

Soggetti

Travelers' writings, Italian - History and criticism

Italian literature - Women authors - History and criticism

Italian literature - 20th century - History and criticism

Emigration and immigration in literature

Displacement (Psychology) in literature

Travel in literature

Feminism in literature

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Beyond the end of the journey -- Gradiva's journey : genealogy of a feminist trope -- Biancamaria Frabotta's lead : from fuga to viandanza -- Walking in the shoes of another : Dacia Maraini's departures and returns -- Exile as the ultimate utopia : Toni Maraini's vivere vagabondo -- Bridging cultures : figures of mediation -- Toward an interactive universalism.

Sommario/riassunto

Sartini Blum demonstrate that women writers and migrant authors in contemporary Italy present journeys as events that are beyond heroic modern exploration and postmodern fragmentation.