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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Published in:	Italianist Vol. 30; pp. 26 - 50
Main Author:	Valisa, Silvia
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd 2010 Supplement
Subjects:	Zuccari, Anna Radius Modernization (Social science) Modern civilization Women authors Photographic criticism Protagonists (Persons)
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost