1st Edition
Authorial Echoes Textuality and Self-plagiarism in the Narrative of Luigi Pirandello
By Catherine O'Rawe
Copyright 2005
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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Luigi Pirandello is best known for his experimental plays, but his narrative production has not enjoyed the same degree of critical attention. O'Rawe's study represents the first major reassessment of this output, including the 'realist' novels, the historical novel I vecchi e i giovani (1909) and the autobiographical Suo marito (1911). The book identifies in Pirandello a practice of... Read more
Introduction PART I 1 ‘Non parola ma la cosa stessa’: Pirandello, Metaphor and ‘L’umorismo’ 2 The Unrepeatable Repeated: Epiphany and Self-Plagiarism PART II 3 Metaphors of History: I vecchi e i giovani 4 Authors and Authenticity: Suo marito, 5 ‘Non conclude’?: Uno, nessuno e centomila and the Dangers of Overinterpretation, Conclusion
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Catherine O'Rawe
