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- catalog abstract ""Greatly influenced by writers ranging from Dickens and Proust to Woolf and Colette, Anna Banti was a prominent figure on the Italian literary scene from the 1940s until her death in 1985. The five tales in "The Signorina" and Other Stories display her talent across many genres - fiction, science fiction, historical fiction, mystery." "Banti's stories portray the ageless conflict between the expectations of society and the aspirations of the individual. In "Uncertain Vocations," the young Ofelia becomes a pianist after her marriage prospects fail, but self-doubt turns her success into miserable mediocrity. In the futuristic "The Women Are Dying," men acquire a new evolutionary ability; women, lacking that ability, are consigned to the status of an inferior race. "Joveta of Betania," set in the time of the Crusades, follows the daughter of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem as she escapes to a life of seclusion as an abbess - a life that becomes for her a source of proud freedom and deep bitterness. In "The Sailing Ships," a young boy creates an imaginary world from an uncertain childhood memory. "The Signorina" tells of a young woman who eventually finds herself, as a writer."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Signorina e altri racconti. English".
- catalog contributor b12352714.
- catalog contributor b12352715.
- catalog contributor b12352716.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""Banti's stories portray the ageless conflict between the expectations of society and the aspirations of the individual. In "Uncertain Vocations," the young Ofelia becomes a pianist after her marriage prospects fail, but self-doubt turns her success into miserable mediocrity. In the futuristic "The Women Are Dying," men acquire a new evolutionary ability; women, lacking that ability, are consigned to the status of an inferior race. "Joveta of Betania," set in the time of the Crusades, follows the daughter of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem as she escapes to a life of seclusion as an abbess - a life that becomes for her a source of proud freedom and deep bitterness.".
- catalog description ""Greatly influenced by writers ranging from Dickens and Proust to Woolf and Colette, Anna Banti was a prominent figure on the Italian literary scene from the 1940s until her death in 1985. The five tales in "The Signorina" and Other Stories display her talent across many genres - fiction, science fiction, historical fiction, mystery."".
- catalog description "In "The Sailing Ships," a young boy creates an imaginary world from an uncertain childhood memory. "The Signorina" tells of a young woman who eventually finds herself, as a writer."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. xxvii-xxix).".
- catalog description "Uncertain Vocations -- The Women Are Dying -- Joveta of Betania -- Sailing Ships -- The Signorina.".
- catalog extent "xxxiii, 171 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0873527925 (pbk.)".
- catalog isPartOf "Texts and translations. Translations, 1079-2538 ; 9".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng ita".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Modern Language Association of America,".
- catalog subject "853/.912 21".
- catalog subject "Feminist fiction Russian.".
- catalog subject "Fiction Translations.".
- catalog subject "Historical fiction Translations.".
- catalog subject "Mystery Translations.".
- catalog subject "PQ4827.O635 A24 2001".
- catalog subject "Science fiction Translations.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Uncertain Vocations -- The Women Are Dying -- Joveta of Betania -- Sailing Ships -- The Signorina.".
- catalog title "Signorina e altri racconti. English".
- catalog title "The signorina and other stories / Anna Banti ; introduction by Carol Lazzaro-Weis ; translation by Martha King and Carol Lazzaro-Weis.".
- catalog type "text".