Anna Banti

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La Signorina E Altri Racconti: An MLA Text Edition (Critical)Paperback - Critical, 1 April 2002

La Signorina E Altri Racconti: An MLA Text Edition (Critical)
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MLA Texts and Translations
Part of Series
Texts and Translations
Print Length
204 pages
Language
Italian
Publisher
Modern Language Association of America
Date Published
1 Apr 2002
ISBN-10
0873527917
ISBN-13
9780873527910

Description

Greatly influenced by writers ranging from Dickens and Proust to Woolf and Colette, Anna Banti was a prominent figure on the Italian literary scene from the 1940s until her death in 1985. The five tales in "La signorina" e altri racconti display her talent across many genres--fiction, science fiction, historical fiction, mystery.Banti's stories portray the ageless conflict between the expectations of society and the aspirations of the individual. In "Vocazioni indistinte," the young Ofelia becomes a pianist after her marriage prospects fail, but self-doubt turns her success into miserable mediocrity. In the futuristic "Le donne muoiono," men acquire a new evolutionary ability; women, lacking that ability, are consigned to the status of an inferior race. "Joveta di Betania," set in the time of the Crusades, follows the daughter of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem as she escapes to a life of seclusion as an abbess--a life that becomes for her a source of proud freedom and deep bitterness. In "I velieri," a young boy creates an imaginary world from an uncertain childhood memory. "La signorina" tells of a young woman who eventually finds herself, as a writer.

Product Details

Author:
Anna Banti
Book Edition:
Critical
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 April 2002
Dimensions:
21.18 x 15.19 x 1.24 cm
ISBN-10:
0873527917
ISBN-13:
9780873527910
Language:
Italian
Location:
New York, NY
Pages:
204
Weight:
272.16 gm

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