Description

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This book is a collection of four theatrical works around such themes as distress, exclusion, tragedy, and society's expectations of women. It is particularly suitable for students of Italian language, gender studies, and modern Italian literature and theater.

About the Author

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Dacia Maraini is an Italian writer, who has published several short stories, novels, and poetry. She helped found the Teatro del Porcospino and the Teatro della Maddalena, and has received numerous literary prizes spanning five decades. James R. Schwarten is lecturer in Italian and Italian studies at John Cabot University.