Revolutionary Feminist Narratives and Perspectives on the Italian Risorgimento

Revolutionary Feminist Narratives and Perspectives on the Italian Risorgimento
ISBN-10
1527577481
ISBN-13
9781527577480
Category
Feminist literature
Pages
235
Language
English
Published
2022-02
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Author
Sharon Worley

Description

This study extends from the Neapolitan Revolution of 1799 to the first unification of Italy in 1861, and presents insights into the work of feminist authors who responded to the Italian Risorgimento in their writings, including novels, poetry and non-fiction political analyses. The narratives of these women form a cohesive view of emerging feminism in the nineteenth century in response to the Italian Risorgimento. A number of American and British women who lived in Italy (Emma Hamilton, Margaret Fuller and Elizabeth Barrett Browning), as well as Italian women (Eleonora Fonesca Pimentel and Cristina Belgiojoso), participated directly in the developing events of the Risorgimento revolutions for Italian independence and unification, while British, French and American authors who travelled to Italy, including Mary Shelley, George Sand, Marie dâ (TM)Agoult (Daniel Stern) and Edith Wharton joined their cause and rallied support for democracy, civic justice and gender equality. These authors promoted gender equality through their feminist narratives and political analyses of the Italian Risorgimento.

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