Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Separate Spheres in Fin-de-Siècle Italy
Women Writers and Male Critics
1 Growing up Female in Fin-de-Siècle Italy
Writing Personal Experiences and Vocation
Women Writers and Pseudonyms: Between Private and Public Spheres
Fin-de-Siècle Italian Women Writers and Their Literary Mothers, Daughters and Sisters
Neera's "Two Faces"
2 From Daughter to Mother in Neera's Work

Neera's Daughters: Addio!, Il castigo, Il marito dell'amica, La Regaldina, Teresa, Lydia and L'indomani
Motherhood and the Maternal in Neera's Theoretical Production
Neera's Mothers: L'amuleto, La vecchia casa, Il romanzo della fortuna and Duello d'anime
3 Neera the Verist Woman Writer
Naturalism and Verismo
Neera and the Veristi: Public and Private Exchanges on Verismo
Teresa, a Verist Novel
Neera's Post-Verismo Production: Symbolism and Benedetto Croce
4 Letter Writing: A Tool of the Trade for Italian Women Writers

Letter Writing: A Communicative Tool in Fin-de-Siècle Italy
Exchanges with Literary Father Figures
Defending Poetic Ideals
The Maternal in Neera's Epistolary Exchanges
Understanding and Solidarity between Women Writers
Conclusion
Index