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- Title
Donne, femmine, eminas: figure ribelli nei romanzi di Salvatore Niffoi.
- Authors
Nieddu, Laura
- Abstract
This essay seeks to explore the notion of the rebellious female figure in relation to some of the protagonists of Salvatore Niffoi's novels: Redenta Tiria, in La leggenda di Redenta Tiria (2005); Mintonia, in La vedova scalza (2006); the heroines of L'ultimo inverno (2007); Itria, in Il lago dei sogni (2011); and Sidora, in Le donne di Orolé (2020). Following an initial overview of representations of women in recent Sardinian fiction, it focuses on Niffoi's female characters, from the most commonplace and stereotypical (the sorceress, the bigot, the prostitute), to the protagonists mentioned above. The aim is to highlight how their subversive force, with respect to the communities in which they are situated, is based not on violence or arrogance, but rather on the salvific value of generosity, of culture, and books, enabling them to achieve a gentle insurrection.
- Subjects
NIFFOI, Salvatore; SARDINIANS; PROTAGONISTS (Persons) in literature; SEX workers; GENEROSITY
- Publication
Chronica Mundi, 2022, Vol 16/17, p180
- ISSN
2239-7515
- Publication type
Article