Women of a Certain Age - Contemporary Italian Fictions of Female Aging

Situated at the crossroads of gender studies, narratology, and cultural studies, this book investigates the impact that the demographic and cultural revolutions of the last century have had on Italian womens life courses.

About the author

Rita C. Cavigioli is assistant professor of Italian for the Department of Romance Literatures, joint clinical assistant professor for the School of Nursing, and director of education at the Center of Excellence on Aging of University of Missouri-Columbia.

Summary

Situated at the crossroads of gender studies, narratology, and cultural studies, this book investigates the impact that the demographic and cultural revolutions of the last century have had on Italian womens life courses.

Product details

• Authors: Rita Cavigioli, Rita C Cavigioli, Rita C. Cavigioli
• Publisher: University Press Copublishing Division
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781611473070
• ISBN: 978-1-61147-307-0
• No. of pages: 270
• Dimensions: 166 mm x 246 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 576 g
• Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies; Fairleigh Dickinson University; The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies; Fairleigh Dickinson University; The Fairleigh Dickinson Univer
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies