Sensory and physical perceptions of the Roman round-up of 16-18 October 1943 in Elsa Morante’s La Storia: a cultural memory perspective

This article looks at the literary re-elaboration of the round-up occurred in Rome between 16 and 18 October 1943 in La Storia by Elsa Morante. It considers Morante’s Jewish origins and impegno in writing of World War II and re-reads her description of this event in the light of cultural memories st...

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Main Author: Mara Josi
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: École Normale Supérieure de Lyon Editions 2020-06-01
Series:Laboratoire Italien
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/laboratoireitalien/4926