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Journal of Modern Italian Studies
RIVISTA DI STUDI ITALIANI
Anno XVIII , n° 2, Dicembre 2000 ( Contributi ) pag. 236-249

THE FEMININE IN EUGENIO MONTALE'S JUVENILE WORK:
"SENSI E FANTASMI DI UNA ADOLESCENTE"1
PAOLA SICA
Connecticut College,
London, Connecticut
Esterina, Arietta, Dora Markus, Clizia...Women are central
figures in Eugenio Montale's poetry. Through women, Montale
expresses his fears, desires and hopes; he faces a present that
seems to be lacking any certainty. In Montale's juvenile writings, more so than in his later works, such a feminine universe gains a subversive power. This power, however, is derived problematically, for although women, and more generally the idea of femininity, encapsulate elements of cultural resistance and transformation, they are also
traditionally connected to exemplary ways of living and often allude to private spheres. [...]
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