Characters and Authors in Luigi Pirandello [Hardcover]

Ann Hallamore Caesar (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198151764 | ISBN-13: 978-0198151760 | Publication Date: March 5, 1998

Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936) is best known in the English-speaking world for his radical challenge to traditional Western theatre with plays such as Six Characters in Search of an Author. This book argues for the centrality of the character in all of Pirandello's writings - novels, short stories, and essays as well as plays. It explores the different ways in which his fictional and dramatic characters struggle to sustain an identity of their own, tell their life-stories, and assert themselves before their most prominent antagonist, the author himself.

Editorial Reviews

Review

`This book makes an important contribution to a recent trend in criticism of Luigi Pirandello .../ Pirandello, to be sure, wrote repeatedly, obsessively, in various combinations of comedy, tragedy and farce, about the volubility of life in comparison with the fixity of art.../ Among the book's many strengths is its careful linking of these and other aspects of Pirandello's work, .../ The problematic issue of his public support for the Fascist regime, sidestepped by many critics, is directly confronted and intelligently discussed.' David Forgacs/ TLS/ 11/12/98

`This volume represents a welcome addition to the corpus of secondary literature in English on the perennially popular Pirandello ... An immensely rich, wide-ranging and meticulously documented study, this volume is a must for all scholars and students of Pirandello.' Maggie Gunsberg, Italian Studies, vol 54. 1999

About the Author

Ann Hallamore Caesar is at University of Cambridge.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (March 5, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198151764
• ISBN-13: 978-0198151760
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,402,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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