What’s in a Name?

Una donna, the 1906 novel by Sibilla Aleramo, is recognized as a foundational text of Italian feminism. In this work, which marked the debut of the literary persona Sibilla Aleramo (nee’ Rina Faccio), none of the characters is given a proper name. It has been widely observed that the effect (and mos...

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