Through a detailed study of the important but little known Il romanzo di una maestra (1901) by the writer for children Ida Baccini, the author dwells on the evolution of the image of the literary school teacher in Italy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, showing how the narrative of Baccini constitutes a real change from works of the same kind that appeared in previous decades. In particular, the story published in 1901 by the Florentine writer was trying to represent and give voice to a world of female teachers that is very different from that which characterized the denunciation novels of Matilde Serao and Edmondo De Amicis.
Training a generation of «educational virgins». Il romanzo d’una maestra (1901) by Ida Baccini between autobiografy and the relaunch of «female teaching vocation»
ASCENZI, ANNA
2012-01-01
Abstract
Through a detailed study of the important but little known Il romanzo di una maestra (1901) by the writer for children Ida Baccini, the author dwells on the evolution of the image of the literary school teacher in Italy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, showing how the narrative of Baccini constitutes a real change from works of the same kind that appeared in previous decades. In particular, the story published in 1901 by the Florentine writer was trying to represent and give voice to a world of female teachers that is very different from that which characterized the denunciation novels of Matilde Serao and Edmondo De Amicis.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
