The Revolt of the Scribe in Modern Italian Literature offers a perceptive re-assessment of Italian literary culture, focusing on the nature of modernity through the literature of those who revolt against established norms and expectations. Intro --...
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The Revolt of the Scribe in Modern Italian Literature offers a perceptive re-assessment of Italian literary culture, focusing on the nature of modernity through the literature of those who revolt against established norms and expectations. Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE: THE LEGACY OF THE POETA VATE -- 1 Justice, Modesty, and Compassion in Ugo Foscolo's Ajace -- 2 Paradoxical Romanticism: Alessandro Manzoni's Il Cinque maggio -- 3 Pascolian Intertexts in the Lyric Poetry of Attilio Bertolucci -- 4 The Ethics and Pathos of Giuseppe Ungaretti's 'Ragioni d'una poesia' -- 5 Diego Valeri: A Classic Poet in the Modern Era -- PART TWO: ROADS TO ROME: THE FEMININE VOICE -- 6 The Typological Journey of Grazia Deledda's: Canne al vento -- 7 Iconicity and Social Thought in Elsa Morante's 'Lo scialle andaluso' -- 8 Of the Barony: Anna Banti and the Time of Decision -- 9 The Religious Experimentalism of Amelia Rosselli -- PART THREE: PERIPHERAL NOVELISTS AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL -- 10 From Z to A: Italo Svevo's Corto viaggio sentimentale -- 11 The Pains of the Prophet: Guido Morselli and the Problem of Evil -- 12 Vasco Pratolini's Il quartiere as a Calque of Purgatorio -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.