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In
Postal Culture, Gabriella Romani examines the role of the letter in Italian literature, cultural production, communication, and politics.
List of contents
Part I:
Chapter I: Postal Culture after 1861: an Introduction
Chapter II: Writing and Reading Letters: the Nationalization of the Italian Postal Service, Epistolary Manuals, and the Printed Media.
Part II:
Chapter III: Fictionalizing the Letter: Giovanni Verga’s
Storia di una capinera.
Chapter IV: Cœresponding with her Readers: the Sentimental Politics of Matilde Serao’s Epistolary Fiction.
Chapter V: Conclusions
Appendix: Letters transcribed from newspapers:
Ippolito Nievo: “Sulla convenienza per le fanciulle di adoperare anche nell’uso domestico la lingua comune italiana.” (La Ricamatrice)
Pacifico Valussi: “La Donna italiana: Lettera I, II, III, IV, V” (La Ricamatrice)
Caterina Percoto: “Memorie dal convento” I, II, III, IV (Giornale delle Famiglie)
Matilde Serao, “La serva” (La Stampa)
Marchesa Colombi, “La padrona” (La Stampa)
Neera, “La donna libera” (L’Illustrazione Italiana)
Marchesa Colombi, “La donna povera” (L’Illustrazione Italiana)
Anna Maria Mozzoni, “Lettera aperta a Matilde Serao.” (La Lega della Democrazia)
Matilde Serao, “Lettera aperta a Anna Maria Mozzoni.” (La Lega della Democrazia)
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Gabriella Romani is an associate professor of Italian at Seton Hall University.
Summary
In Postal Culture, Gabriella Romani examines the role of the letter in Italian literature, cultural production, communication, and politics.
