Pirandello and his muse : the plays for Marta Abba /

This study examines the later plays of Luigi Pirandello - those he wrote for his muse, actress Marta Abba - in light of the recent publication of their correspondence. It traces the Nobel Prize winner's entire creative process, revealing how his perception of women shaped his philosophy of art...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bini, Daniela, 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©1998.
Colección:Crosscurrents (Gainesville, Fla.)
Temas:
Pirandello, Luigi, > 1867-1936 > Criticism and interpretation.
Pirandello, Luigi, > 1867-1936 > Relations with women.
Abba, Marta.
Abba, Marta
Pirandello, Luigi, > 1867-1936
Women in literature.
Femmes dans la littérature.
DRAMA > Continental European.
Relations with women
Women in literature
Toneelstukken.
Romance Literatures.
Languages & Literatures.
Italian Literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / S.E. Gontarski
  • Introduction: The Burden of Tradition
  • 1. Woman, the Platonic Ideal: Tuda and "Marta"
  • Before Marta Abba, the Divine Eleonora Duse: The Second Mrs. Tanqueray and As Before, Better than Before.
  • The Virgin Marta: Diana and Tuda and The Wives' Friend.
  • Diana and Tuda: The Play.
  • The Wives' Friend: The History.
  • The Wives' Friend: The Play
  • 2. Woman, the Earth Mother: La Spera and Sara.
  • The New Colony: The History.
  • The New Colony: The Play.
  • Lazarus: The History.
  • Lazarus: The Play
  • 3. Woman's Refusal of Roles: L'Ignota.
  • Come tu mi vuoi: The Story.
  • As You Desire Me: The Play
  • 4. Woman as Creator.
  • Letters From Berlin and Paris: An Effort at Sublimation.
  • Artistic Creation/Procreation: The Mountain Giants.

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