Title: Beyond Artemisia : female subjectivity, history, and culture in Anna Banti /
Authors: Valentini, Daria, 1961-; Carù, Paola.
Publisher: Annali d'Italianistica,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Banti, Anna Criticism and interpretation.; Banti, Anna; Women and literature Italy History; Women and literature; Italy
Contents: Introduction / Daria Valentini -- I. Visions of female subjectivity. Sketching female subjectivity : Anna Banti's Il coraggio delle donne and Le donne muoiono / Ursula Fanning -- Disguise, transgression, and defeat in Banti's Il bastardo / Tommasina Gabriele -- Female bonding in Banti's fiction / Daria Valentini -- II. Interpreting history. Against the grain of risorgimento narratives : memory, writing, and constructing personal and national identities in Banti's Noi credevamo / Cristina Della Coletta -- Deconstructing historical narrative : the "tragedia coniugale" of Banti's La camicia bruciata / Sharon Wood -- III. Cultural itineraries : Banti's role in the 20th century. The "unaware" feminist intellectual : Anna Banti and feminism / Paola Carù -- "Chi sono io?" : Anna Banti's autobiographical negotiation / Bernadette Luciano -- A tired queen : Anna Banti and Paragone letteratura -- IV. A tribute & a final assessment. A tribute to Anna Banti / Grazia Livi -- Concluding remarks / Paola Carù.