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Aracoeli di Elsa Morante

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Abstract

I propose a close reading of Elsa Morante’s latest book, Aracoeli, drawing upon three key literary devices: escapism, metamorphosis and paradox, which I use in relation to both the principal characters in the book, Aracoeli and her son Emanuele. Moreover, my reading will also bring to light the author’s personal experience and how it is relevant to the novel particularly in relation to the literary device of escapism.


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Submitted: July 24, 2018 | Accepted: Aug. 6, 2018 | Published Nov. 6, 2018 | Language: it

Keywords Aracoeli • Escape • Elsa Morante • Motherhood • Journey

Copyright © 2018 Silvia Camilotti. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

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