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Luigi Pirandello is best known for his experimental plays, but his narrative production has not enjoyed the same degree of critical attention. O'Rawe's study represents the first major reassessment of this output, including the 'realist' novels, the historical novel I vecchi e i giovani (1909) and the autobiographical Suo marito (1911). The book identifies in Pirandello a practice of 'self-plagiarism' - constant rewriting and revision and obsessive re-use of material - and explores the relation of these overlooked modes of composition to the author's own theories of authorship and textuality. Drawing on a wide range of critical theory, O'Rawe repositions Pirandello as a major figure in the development of European narrative modernism.

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Introduction PART I 1 ‘Non parola ma la cosa stessa’: Pirandello, Metaphor and ‘L’umorismo’ 2 The Unrepeatable Repeated: Epiphany and Self-Plagiarism PART II 3 Metaphors of History: I vecchi e i giovani 4 Authors and Authenticity: Suo marito, 5 ‘Non conclude’?: Uno, nessuno e centomila and the Dangers of Overinterpretation, Conclusion

Authorial Echoes: Textuality and Self-plagiarism

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: 01/12/2003
      ISBN13: 9781904713036, 978-1904713036
      ISBN10: 1904713033
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Luigi Pirandello is best known for his experimental plays, but his narrative production has not enjoyed the same degree of critical attention. O'Rawe's study represents the first major reassessment of this output, including the 'realist' novels, the historical novel I vecchi e i giovani (1909) and the autobiographical Suo marito (1911). The book identifies in Pirandello a practice of 'self-plagiarism' - constant rewriting and revision and obsessive re-use of material - and explores the relation of these overlooked modes of composition to the author's own theories of authorship and textuality. Drawing on a wide range of critical theory, O'Rawe repositions Pirandello as a major figure in the development of European narrative modernism.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction PART I 1 ‘Non parola ma la cosa stessa’: Pirandello, Metaphor and ‘L’umorismo’ 2 The Unrepeatable Repeated: Epiphany and Self-Plagiarism PART II 3 Metaphors of History: I vecchi e i giovani 4 Authors and Authenticity: Suo marito, 5 ‘Non conclude’?: Uno, nessuno e centomila and the Dangers of Overinterpretation, Conclusion

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