WSTD 592 - Women in 20th Century Italian Literature

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Staff. This seminar, with readings and discussion in English, will bring recent American, French and Italian feminist theories to bear on the literary production of Italian women in this century. Similiarities and disjunctions between and among these feminisms will be explored, and the literary-theoretical directions taken by them will be used to analyze this century's Italian fiction and poetry primarily, although not exclusively by women. Some few male writers whose work speaks to the issue of the "voce feminile/debole" or "weakened" feminine voice will also be studied. Throughout, a balance of theory and practice will be sought, as feminist critical perspectives and literary texts alike are scrutinized.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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