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Still figures: Photography, modernity and gender in Neera's Fotografie matrimoniali.

The article examines the photographic metaphor of the text at a formal and thematic level in the context of Italian modernization. It argues that Anna Radius Zuccari's, known as Neera, use of photography as a ‘new' structural device ultimately frames the novel's protagonist within a very conservativ...

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Publicado en:Italianist Vol. 30; pp. 26 - 50
Autor principal: Valisa, Silvia
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2010 Supplement
Materias:
Zuccari, Anna Radius
Modernization (Social science)
Modern civilization
Women authors
Photographic criticism
Protagonists (Persons)
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Sumario:The article examines the photographic metaphor of the text at a formal and thematic level in the context of Italian modernization. It argues that Anna Radius Zuccari's, known as Neera, use of photography as a ‘new' structural device ultimately frames the novel's protagonist within a very conservative modernity, especially in terms of gender roles.