Theses - Italian
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Objects and Object Fetishism in Italian Short Stories: 1930-1959
The subject of this thesis is the literary representation of objects and of the phenomenon of object fetishism in Italian short stories written between 1930 and 1959. The examination of the recurrence and representation ... -
‘Io fui, et sono, et sarò Margarita’: Margherita Costa as Virtuosa on the Literary Stage of the Seicento
Margherita Costa (c. 1600–after 1657) was one of the most prolific female authors of seventeenth-century Europe. As a singer and rumoured courtesan, she made her way in the courts and theatres of Rome, Florence, Turin, ... -
16 October 1943. History, Memory, Literature
16 October 1943. History, Memory, Literature The thesis considers the largest single round-up and deportation of Jews from Italy during the German occupation of 1943-45, which took place in Rome on 16 October 1943. It ... -
Making and Marketing a Theatre Couple in Seventeenth-Century Italy: Giovan Battista Andreini and Virginia Ramponi
The present study is the first treatment of the careers of two professional actors as a couple in early modern Italy. It examines the success achieved by Giovan Battista Andreini (1576-1654) and his wife Virginia Ramponi ...
