The Challenge of the Modern
Essays on Grazia Deledda
by Sharon Wood
248 pages· ISBN 9781906221676
About
Grazia Deledda has been variously categorised as Romantic, Realist, Symbolist or Decadent. This book aims to show the writer and her work in a fresh light, emphasising the extraordinary nature of her achievement given her unpromising beginnings. It offers insight into her work from the perspectives of modernism, feminism and post-colonialism.
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