Rewriting the Journey in Contemporary Italian Literature : Figures of Subjectivity in Progress.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Beyond the End of the Journey -- 2 Gradiva's Journey: Genealogy of a Feminist Trope -- 3 Biancamaria Frabotta's Lead: From fuga to viandanza -- 4 Walking in the Shoes of Another: Dacia Maraini's Departures and Returns -- 5 Exile as the Ultimate Utopia: Toni Maraini's vivere vagabondo -- 6 Bridging Cultures: Figures of Mediation -- Part One: Bringing Home the Exotic -- Part Two: The Journey in Migrant Literature -- Conclusion: Toward an Interactive Universalism -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index of Names -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

Sartini Blum demonstrate that women writers and migrant authors in contemporary Italy present journeys as events that are beyond heroic modern exploration and postmodern fragmentation.

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