Pirandello and his muse : the plays for Marta Abba /

This study examines the later plays of Luigi Pirandello - those he wrote for his muse, actress Marta Abba - in light of the recent publication of their correspondence. It traces the Nobel Prize winner's entire creative process, revealing how his perception of women shaped his philosophy of art...

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Tác giả chính: Bini, Daniela, 1945-
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©1998.
Loạt:Crosscurrents (Gainesville, Fla.)
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Mục lục:
  • Foreword / S.E. Gontarski
  • Introduction: The Burden of Tradition
  • 1. Woman, the Platonic Ideal: Tuda and "Marta"
  • Before Marta Abba, the Divine Eleonora Duse: The Second Mrs. Tanqueray and As Before, Better than Before.
  • The Virgin Marta: Diana and Tuda and The Wives' Friend.
  • Diana and Tuda: The Play.
  • The Wives' Friend: The History.
  • The Wives' Friend: The Play
  • 2. Woman, the Earth Mother: La Spera and Sara.
  • The New Colony: The History.
  • The New Colony: The Play.
  • Lazarus: The History.
  • Lazarus: The Play
  • 3. Woman's Refusal of Roles: L'Ignota.
  • Come tu mi vuoi: The Story.
  • As You Desire Me: The Play
  • 4. Woman as Creator.
  • Letters From Berlin and Paris: An Effort at Sublimation.
  • Artistic Creation/Procreation: The Mountain Giants.