Construction and disruption : an analysis of the thematic contribution of extraordinary children and animals in the works by Paola Masino and Anna Maria Ortese

This thesis sets out to examine the thematic function of extraordinary children and animals (characters who possess a metamorphic nature, magical traits or supernatural powers) in the works of two Italian women writers of the twentieth century, Paola Masino and Anna Maria Ortese. Drawing on a range...

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Main Author: Tondello, Elisabetta
Published: University of Warwick 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.560357