Writing to delight : Italian short stories by nineteenth-century women writers / edited by Antonia Arslan and Gabriella Romani.
Other author/creator | Arslan, Antonia. |
Other author/creator | Romani, Gabriella. |
Format | Electronic and Book |
Publication Info | Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, |
Description | vi, 210 p. ; 23 cm. |
Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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Series | Toronto Italian studies |
Contents | Introduction: Scenes from nineteenth-century Italy: delightful stories on those long, long, winter evenings / Gabriella Romani -- Checchina's virtue / Matilde Serao -- Paolina ; Aunt Severina ; The lady of the evening / Neera -- Winter evenings ; Learn a trade for a rainy day ; Dear hope / Marchesa Colombi -- The bread of the departed ; The caning / Caterina Percoto -- The coral necklace / Contessa Lara -- Woes of the middle class / Virginia Olper Monis -- Scorn for life / Bruno Sperani -- Afterword: Ladies, chickens, and queens: the stron voices of Italian women writers / Antonia Arslan. |
Bibliography note | "Bio-bibliographies of the authors": p. [199]-210. |
Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
Genre/form | Electronic books. |
LCCN | 2006462946 |
ISBN | 0802038107 (pbk.) |
ISBN | 0802038743 (bound) |
ISBN | 9780802038104 |
ISBN | 9780802038746 |
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