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Book SynopsisThis book explores the work of a writer, Annie Chartres Vivanti (1866–1942), who brought a transnational dimension to the marked provincialism of the Italian novel by addressing issues of gender, ethnicity, and sexuality on personal and international levels, and by creating work that distanced itself from much of the female-penned literature of the day, scorning both decorum and social respectability. Chapters in this book examine Vivanti’s output from multiple perspectives, taking into account her politics and her career as a journalist, writer, and singer, as well as her literary work.
Trade ReviewThe academic rigor and the plurality of viewpoints of this edited collection serve well to offer scholarly readership a composite account of Vivanti’s polyhedric personality and writings. Firmly and stimulatingly engaging with the multiple cultural networks and contexts of Italy and beyond, this timely volume facilitates a full reappraisal of a key cultural figure of turn-the-century Italy. * H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online *
Annie Chartres Vivanti. Transnational Politics, Identity, and Culture tackles the important and multifaceted oeuvre of this modern author.... [T]his collection adds significantly to the bibliography on Vivanti’s life and work. Annie Chartres Vivanti. Transnational Politics, Identity, and Culture is a welcome, key reference in English on Annie Chartres Vivanti and her time; its essays offer a multifaceted approach to most of Vivanti’s works, which will hopefully inspire renewed attention to this important writer. The volume can also be an excellent source for courses on women writers, fin-de-siècle poetry and Italian literature, but also on the history of journalism, the representations and legacy of World War I, and transnational authors at large. * gender/sexuality/italy *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction I: Constructing a Female Self 1 Ogres and Belles: Vivanti, Carducci, and Mentorship in Post-Unification Italy Ombretta Frau 2 Performing Femininities: Singers, Sirens and Mothers Ursula Fanning 3 From Circe to Fosca: Annie Vivanti and the Femme Fatale Julie Dashwood 4 War Rape and Hybrid Birth Cristina Gragnani II: Translation and Cultural Mediation 5 Annie Vivanti’s Transatlantic Crossings Mariarosa Mettifogo 6 A ‘Mistaken’ Choice of Language? A Case of Self-Translation Marianna Deganutti 7 Dominance and Subversion in Annie Vivanti’s “Tenebroso Amore” Sara Ceroni III: Political Engagement and Journalism 8 Annie Vivanti, Journalist and Critic Anne Urbancic 9 A Literary Collaboration: Annie Vivanti and Corriere della Sera Erica Moretti 10 Annie Vivanti and the Struggle for Irish Independence Chiara Chini 11 “La grande divoratrice:” Annie Vivanti’s Friendship with Barbara Allason (1917–1921) Noemi Crain Merz IV: Vivanti Across Literary Genres 12 “Un nuovo canto audace e forte”: The Modernity of Lirica Enrico Minardi 13 Annie’s Laugh: Humor, Satire, and Irony in Vivanti’s Works Sabrina Cavallucci 14 Enchanted Journeys: Vivanti’s Writings for Children Giulia Pezzuolo V: Reception and Adaptation 15 A Woman on Display: Annie Vivanti’s Marion artista di caffè-concerto Lisa Sarti 16 Annie Vivanti’s Fortunes in France Filippo Fonio 17 Guai ai vinti, From Novel to Film Stephen Gundle and Simona Storchi Index About the Editors and Contributors
