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Writing to Delight: Italian Short Stories by Nineteenth-Century Women Writers (Toronto Italian Studies) (Toronto Italian Studies) by Arslan, Antonia (editor);Romani, Gabriella (editor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>The nineteenth century represents a crucial historical and cultural phase in the development of modern Italy. <em>Writing to Delight</em> provides a selection of short stories written by some of the most accomplished and acclaimed female authors of nineteenth-century Italy, made available to an English-speaking audience for the first time through this translation. The stories that make up this anthology are written in a realistic vein and describe the life and concerns of women at a time when Italy was going through major social and economic changes. Imbued with didactic aims, the authors of these stories strove to inspire and at the same time educate their public. </p><p>In this regard, <em>Writing to Delight</em> also serves as an instrument for a critical investigation of both the cultural productions of nineteenth-century Italy and the process of formation of modern Italian identities. With the growth of the middle-classes and a more diffuse literacy among the population, women became a visible and conspicuous social force as consumers of cultural goods, such as books and newspapers. Many of the writers included in this anthology – Matilde Serao, Marchesa Colombi, Neera, Co
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- Author
- Arslan, Antonia (editor);Romani, Gabriella (editor)
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781282028913
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Short Stories, Literary Collections
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