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In Her Chambers: Spaces of Fiction in Elsa Morante

  • Gabrielle E. Orsi (author)
Chapter of: The Imagery of Interior Spaces(pp. 139–169)

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TitleIn Her Chambers
SubtitleSpaces of Fiction in Elsa Morante
ContributorGabrielle E. Orsi (author)
Landing pagehttps://punctumbooks.com/titles/the-imagery-of-interior-spaces/
Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
CopyrightOrsi, Gabrielle E.
Publisherpunctum books
Published on2019-03-29
Long abstractElsa Morante (1912–1985) is recognized today as one of the major figures of modern Italian literature. The Morantian imagination is captivated by enclosed spaces: gardens, islands, prisons, palaces, tombs, and labyrinthine streets. This essay will go beyond cataloguing such spaces, to trace how Morante uses space to theorize the novel (romanzo) and its creation, particularly through the private room or chamber, which Morante calls la camera, la stanza, and diminutive forms thereof. The chamber and the associated domestic spaces reveal their function as a space of fiction in four key works: the short story “Il gioco segreto” (“The Secret Game,” 1937) and the novels Menzogna e sortilegio (House of Liars, 1948), L’isola di Arturo (Arturo’s Island, 1957), and Aracoeli (1982).
Page rangepp. 139–169
Print length31 pages
LanguageEnglish (Original)
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