RSS 1.0Italian (Theses and Dissertations)
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The writer as translator : the Einaudi series Scrittori tradotti da scrittori
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Italian Department, 2015)This study investigates translation by creative writers as a separate instance from translation by ‘ordinary’ (professional) translators. The research takes its cue from the Einaudi series ‘Scrittori tradotti da scrittori’. ... -
Embodied words upon the stage : W.B. Yeats, translation and theatre-making
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Italian Department, 2015)This thesis starts out with an analysis of Yeats's reception in Italy over a century, which shows how his dramatic production was relegated to a position of lesser importance, whereas his reputation as a poet gradually ... -
Suffragism and italianità : political and literary discourses of women's citizenship in Italy, 1900-1923
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Italian Department, 2014)The present research sets out to trace distinctive patterns of language use around the issue of women’s suffrage in early-twentieth-century Liberal Italy. In particular, the question of how women’s identities were constructed ... -
Grazia Deledda (1871-1936) and Irish women writers : nation and transgression
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Italian Department, 2009)This analysis explores the connections between Nobel Prize winner Grazia Deledda (1871-1936) and Irish women writers, many of whom despite popularity at the time have been met with critical silence. Two dominant themes ... -
Towards a Theory of the Anxiety of Ontology : differentiated working strategies, dramaturgical manipulations and the theme of death in the work of Marina Carr and Emma Dante
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Italian Department, 2013)This thesis provides a feminist and comparative analysis of the unique ontological position of two contemporary female playwrights, Marina Carr and Emma Dante, in the Republic of Ireland and Italy. It interrogates the ...
