Sensibility, Self-Control, and Friendship in the Writings of the Princess of Carignano, Caluso and Alfieri
Sensibilité in the eighteenth century was often associated with friendship, but friendship was mostly conceived as limited to relationships between males. The Princess of Carignano challenges this gendered distinction between friendship and love in her literary self-portrait, which documents her que...
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Published in | Arts et Savoirs no. 11 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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16.07.2019
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Summary: | Sensibilité in the eighteenth century was often associated with friendship, but friendship was mostly conceived as limited to relationships between males. The Princess of Carignano challenges this gendered distinction between friendship and love in her literary self-portrait, which documents her quest to master the passions and to prove herself capable of intellectual and emotional fellowship with members of the Italian literary elite, such as Vittorio Alfieri and Tommaso Valperga di Caluso. |
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ISSN: | 2258-093X 2258-093X |
DOI: | 10.4000/aes.1939 |