Self and Self-Compromise in the Narratives of Pirandello and Moravia

M. John Stella (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

264 Seiten

2000
Peter Lang Publishing Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8204-4454-3 (ISBN)

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This study presents a distinctly new interpretation of key works by Luigi Pirandello and Alberto Moravia that dramatizes the identity crisis of the individual, a theme that figures so prominently in twentieth-century literature. Previous criticism considered these narratives solely within a European context and assumed that the protagonists failed to resolve their dilemmas. As the present study reveals, however, an alternative approach is warranted by evidence that Pirandello and Moravia were familiar with fundamental tenets of Buddhism, the first philosophy to advocate the deconstruction of personal identity. Combining a lucid explanation of Buddhist doctrine with Western sources, Dr. Stella demonstrates that by «losing their identity,» characters such as Mattia Pascal end not in defeat, as is commonly supposed, but in victory over existential suffering and discontent.

Reihe/Serie	Studies in Italian Culture ; 27
	Studies in Italian Culture ; 27
	Studies in Italian Culture ; 27
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 230 mm
Gewicht	480 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Romanistik
ISBN-10	0-8204-4454-5 / 0820444545
ISBN-13	978-0-8204-4454-3 / 9780820444543
Zustand	Neuware