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The (un)masking of patriarchal power in Pirandello’s six characters in search of an author and clothing the naked
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Bazzoni, Alberica (2020) The (un)masking of patriarchal power in Pirandello’s six characters in search of an author and clothing the naked. Modern Language Notes, 135 (1). pp. 152-174. doi:10.1353/mln.2020.0019 ISSN 0026-7910.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1353/mln.2020.0019
Abstract
This article explores the conflict between female and male voices in two plays by Pirandello, Six Characters in Search of an Author and Clothing the Naked. Through the representation of female characters who “talk back,” Pirandello unmasks gender roles as the product of patriarchal power and offers an alternative view to the self-righteous narratives of male characters, especially concerning sexual abuse. The result is a fractured, humoristic discourse, which reproduces patriarchal gender roles while at the same time casting a doubt on them – that they may well be a constrictive mask that men impose on women, and on themselves.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PB Modern European Languages P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN2000 Dramatic representation. The Theater P Language and Literature > PQ Romance literatures |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > Italian | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Pirandello, Luigi, 1867-1936 -- Characters -- Women, Feminism and theater -- Italy, Theater and society -- Italy, Masculinity in the theater | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Modern Language Notes | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0026-7910 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | January 2020 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 135 | ||||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 152-174 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1353/mln.2020.0019 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2020 Johns Hopkins University Press | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 3 December 2019 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 6 December 2019 | ||||||||
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