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Sibilla Aleramo

シビッラ・アレラモ

Sibilla Aleramo

Aliases: Marta Felicina Faccio / Rina

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1876-08-14 （Alessandria）
Died
1960-01-13 （Rome） age 83
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian
Residence History
Alessandria → Milan → Civitanova Marche → Rome

Career

Occupations
Writer, Poet, Feminist
Active Years
1906-1960

Awards

Viareggio Prize
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Una donna

1906 Autobiographical novel

An autobiographical novel chronicling a woman's decision to leave her abusive husband in late 19th-century Italy.

FeminismWomen's oppressionIndependence

Bibliography

  • A Woman (Una donna, 1906)
  • The Crossing (Il passaggio, 1919)
  • Moving and Being (Andando e stando, 1921)
  • Moments (Momenti, 1921)
  • Transfiguration (Trasfigurazione, 1922)
  • Endymion (Endimione, 1923) [play]
  • Poems (Poesie, 1929)
  • Occasional Pleasures (Gioie d'occasione, 1930)
  • The Whip (Il frustino, 1932)
  • Yes to the Earth (Sì alla terra, 1934)
  • Ursa Minor (Orsa minore, 1938)
  • Diary of a Woman (Diario e lettere: dal mio diario, 1945)
  • Forest of Love (Selva d'amore, 1947)
  • Help Me to Speak (Aiutatemi a dire, 1951)
  • More Occasional Pleasures (Gioie d'occasione e altre ancora, 1954)
  • Lights of My Evening (Luci della mia sera, 1956)
  • Letters (Lettere, 1958)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
AutobiographicalCandidEmotional
Recurring Motifs
Women's sufferingQuest for loveSocial change

Legacy

Pioneering feminist writer in Italian literature; 'Una donna' is a classic, the first outspokenly feminist novel by an Italian author. Trail-blazing independent woman and artist across Liberal Italy, Fascism, and post-WWII Republic.

In Popular Culture

  • Her affair with Dino Campana depicted in film 'Un viaggio chiamato amore' (2002)

Trivia

  • Famously said she lived three lives
  • Her relationship with Lina Poletti studied for open views on homosexuality