'Rebellion to the Gods'. Dialogue and conflict with tradition in the poetry of Amelia Rosselli from 'Primi Scritti' to 'Variazioni belliche'

Thesis

This thesis focuses on Intertexuality in the Poetry of Amelia Rosselli from Primi Scritti (1952-1963) to Variazioni belliche (1959-1961).

The research is based on the annotated books of the author’s personal library kept in the Fondo Rosselli of Viterbo and of her personal documents, letters and original typescripts of her works held in the Centro Manoscritti Autori Moderni e Contemporanei of the University of Pavia. Rosselli's annotations are studied for the first time and they hav...

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Authors: Carpita, C

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: Italian
• Keywords: Gestalt; Intertexuality; Modernism; Literature and ethics; Literature and trauma; Ethnomusicology
• Subjects: Comparative Literature; Poetry of the 20th century; Italian studies; Amelia Rosselli