Browsing Department of Italian by Creator "Benedetti, Laura"

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Donna Ferrante's Library: Resonance of the Classics in the Neapolitan Novels

Barchiesi, Costanza (Georgetown University, 2018)

I weigh the Classical resonance in Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels, focusing primarily on the Roman concept of Genius. I adopt the theory on intertextuality and allusion, also pondering on issues raised by gender studies.
Identità ebraica e femminile nella letteratura italiana contemporanea

Sanchez, Nikole Marie (Georgetown University, 2020)

This study aims to analyze the representation of gender and identity in Italian Jewish female narrative of the postwar world. Through an analysis of select works by Clara Sereni and Helena Janeczek it is possible to trace ...
Napoli tradotta: Sulla variazione linguistica e la sua traduzione in "Magari domani resto" di Lorenzo Marone

Minott, Mikaila (Georgetown University, 2020)

In contemporary Italy, various language varieties are spoken on the peninsula, ranging from standard Italian to regional dialects like Neapolitan. The percentage of people that speak each variety ranges from region to ...
Sradicando il passato: Un’analisi del romanzo vita di Melania Mazzucco

Mirasola, Gabrielle Josephine (Georgetown University, 2018)

This thesis examines the book, Vita by Melania Mazzucco, published in 2003, which follows the story of two Italian immigrants in the United States in the early years of the 20th century. The following analysis views Vita ...