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Examining the ways in which Italian women articulate their identities through autobiography, this text considers the work of five women writers from the 17th-century to the present day. It draws connections between self-writing and the debate over women's roles, both traditional and transgressive.

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Camilla Faa Gonzaga - public and private in a woman's autobiography; speaking through her body - the futurist seduction of woman's voice; from genealogy to gynaelogy and beyond - Fausta Cialente's "Le quattro ragazze Wieselberger"; Rita Levi Montalcini's perfect imperfection - a woman's role in the public sphere; Luisa Passerini's "Autoritratto di gruppo" - personalizing theory; beyond gynealogical techniques - writing public stories and private history.

Public History Private Stories Italian Womens

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      Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 13/05/1996
      ISBN13: 9780816626076, 978-0816626076
      ISBN10: 0816626073

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Examining the ways in which Italian women articulate their identities through autobiography, this text considers the work of five women writers from the 17th-century to the present day. It draws connections between self-writing and the debate over women's roles, both traditional and transgressive.

      Table of Contents
      Camilla Faa Gonzaga - public and private in a woman's autobiography; speaking through her body - the futurist seduction of woman's voice; from genealogy to gynaelogy and beyond - Fausta Cialente's "Le quattro ragazze Wieselberger"; Rita Levi Montalcini's perfect imperfection - a woman's role in the public sphere; Luisa Passerini's "Autoritratto di gruppo" - personalizing theory; beyond gynealogical techniques - writing public stories and private history.

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