Celebrating one of the most important Italian American female authors of our time, Personal Effects offers a lucid view of Louise DeSalvo as a writer who has produced a vast and provocative body of memoir writing, a scholar who has enriched our understanding of Virginia Woolf, and a teacher who has transformed countless lives. More than an anthology, Personal Effects represents an author case study and an example for modern Italian American interdisciplinary scholarship.Personal Effects examines DeSalvo's memoirs as works that push the boundaries of the most controversial genre of the past few decades. In these works, the author fearlessly explores issues such as immigration, domesticity, war, adultery, illness, mental health, sexuality, the environment, and trauma through the lens of gender, ethnic, and working-class identity. Alongside her groundbreaking scholarship, DeSalvo's memoirs attest to the power and influence of this feminist Italian American writer.

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Yes, you can access Personal Effects by Nancy Caronia, Edvige Giunta, Nancy Caronia,Edvige Giunta in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Literature & Literary Criticism for Women Authors. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Publisher

Fordham University Press

Year

2014

Print ISBN

9780823285891, 9780823262274

eBook ISBN

9780823262281

Topic

Literature

Subtopic

Literary Criticism for Women Authors

Index

Literature

Cover
Half Title
Series Announcement Page
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: “Habit of Mind”
Memoir
Teaching
Culture
Afterword. Crazy in the Study: Trying to Claim a Tradition in Louise DeSalvo’s Accented Writing
List of Contributors
Index
Series Page

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