The Character of the Intellectual Woman in the Novel “Nessuno torna indietro” by Alba de Céspedes Cover Image

Lik intelektualke u romanu „Nessuno torna indietro“ Albe de Sespedes
The Character of the Intellectual Woman in the Novel “Nessuno torna indietro” by Alba de Céspedes

Author(s): Zorana Ž. Kovačević
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Novel, Other Language Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Филолошки факултет Универзитета у Бањој Луци
Keywords: Italian literature; 20th century; Alba de Céspedes; Bildungsroman; identity; intellectual work;

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims at presenting the character of the intellectual woman in the Bildungsroman of Nessuno torna indietro (There is no coming back for anybody) by Alba de Céspedes, an Italian author. In this novel, Alba de Céspedes shows, for the first time, the relation between identity and intellectual work, revealing both the advantages and disadvantages of that relation through the characters of Silvia and Augusta, who represent an intellectual branch of a group of eight young women.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 177-186
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Serbian