Authorial Echoes: Textuality and Self-Plagiarism in the Narrative of Luigi Pirandello (Legenda) [Paperback]

Catherine O'Rawe (Author)

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Series: Legenda | Publication Date: December 1, 2003

Luigi Pirandello is best known for his experimental plays, but his narrative production has not enjoyed the same degree of critical attention. O'Rawe's study represents the first major reassessment of this output, including the 'realist' novels, the historical novel I vecchi e i giovani (1909) and the autobiographical Suo marito (1911). The book identifies in Pirandello a practice of 'self-plagiarism' - constant rewriting and revision and obsessive re-use of material - and explores the relation of these overlooked modes of composition to the author's own theories of authorship and textuality. Drawing on a wide range of critical theory, O'Rawe repositions Pirandello as a major figure in the development of European narrative modernism. Catherine O'Rawe is a Lecturer in Italian at the University of Exeter. She has published articles on Pirandello and on Sicilian fiction.

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Catherine O'Rawe is a Lecturer in Italian at the University of Exeter. She has published articles on Pirandello and on Sicilian fiction.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Legenda (December 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1904713033
• ISBN-13: 978-1904713036
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,801,653 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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