Author : Patrizia Bettella
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 080203926X
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Ugly Woman by : Patrizia Bettella
Download or read book The Ugly Woman written by Patrizia Bettella and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking a philological and feminist approach, and drawing on the Bakhtinian concept of the grotesque body and on the poetics of transgression, The Ugly Woman is a unique look at the essential counterdiscourse of the celebrated Italian poetic canon and a valuable contribution to the study of women in literature.