Grazia Deledda: Ethnic Novelist

Grazia Deledda: Ethnic Novelist

In this most authoritative study of Nobel Prize winner, Grazia Deledda, Professor Aste sheds new light on the life an work of the famed Sardinian writer. A scrupulous analysis of the socio-linguistic, cultural, literary and philosophical dimensions of Deledda and Sardinian traditions makes this the best and most complete work ever written on Deledda.

  • Cover
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter I — Early Literary Experiences
    • a. Sardinian Literature
    • b. Ethnographie Writings
    • c. Lyrical Experience
  • Chapter II — Elemental Themes and Characterization in Deledda
    • a. Banditry
    • b. Landscape and Nature
    • c. Psychological Conflicts
  • Chapter III — The Problem of "Religiosity" in Deledda
    • a. Primitive Religion
    • b. Religiosity
    • c. Ethics and Evil
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography

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