The legacy of the Poeta vate. Justice, modesty, and compassion in Ugo Foscolo's Ajace ; Paradoxical romanticism : Alessandro Manzoni's Il cinque maggio ; Pascolian intertexts in the lyric poetry of Attilio Bertolucci ; The ethics and pathos of Giuseppe Ungarett's 'Ragioni d'una poesia' ; Diego Valeri : a classic poet in the modern era -- Roads to Rome : the feminine voice. The typological journey of Grazia Deledda's Canne al vento ; Iconicity and social thought in Elsa Morante's 'Lo scialle andaluso' ; Of the barony : Anna Banti and the time of decision ; The religious experimentalism of Amelia Rosselli -- Peripheral novelists and the problem of evil. From Z to A : Italo Svevo's Corto viaggio sentimentale ; The pains of the prophet : Guido Morselli and the problem of evil ; Vasco Pratolini's Il quartiere as a calque of Purgatorio
Summary
The Revolt of the Scribe in Modern Italian Literature offers a perceptive re-assessment of Italian literary culture, focusing on the nature of modernity through the literature of those who revolt against established norms and expectations
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-349) and index
