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Sibilla Aleramo

February 16, 2024

Sibilla Aleramo (born Marta Felicina Faccio; 14 August 1876 – 13 January 1960) was an Italian feminist writer and poet best known for her autobiographical depictions of life as a woman in late 19th century Italy.

Sibilla Aleramo
Sibilla Aleramo, Rome, 1913
BornMarta Felicina Faccio
(1876-08-14)14 August 1876
Alessandria, Kingdom of Italy
Died(1960-01-13)13 January 1960
Rome, Italy
Occupation
  • Writer
  • feminist
Notable awardsViareggio Prize

Life and career edit

Aleramo was born as Marta Felicina Faccio (a.k.a. "Rina") in Alessandria, Piedmont, and grew up in Milan. At 11, she moved with her family to Civitanova Marche, where her father had been appointed manager of a glass factory. Unable to continue her education beyond primary school, Aleramo continued to study on her own, seeking advice from her former teacher about what to read. While employed in the same factory where her father worked, she was raped in an empty office room by Ulderico Pierangeli, a co-worker ten years her senior, when she was only 15. Rina did not tell her parents about the event, and when Pierangeli asked for her hand, she was persuaded by her family to marry him. A year and a half later, at 17, she had her first and only child, Walter.[1]

Pierangeli was abusive and violent and in 1901 Aleramo moved to Rome, leaving her 6-year-old son behind.[2] She supposedly was thwarted in her repeated attempts to win custody and all connection between them was severed by his father. She did meet him again about 30 years later, but he rejected her because of her abandonment of him. After a brief relationship with a young artist, Felice Damiani, she lived together for some years with Giovanni Cena, a writer and journalist, who encouraged her to turn her life story into a fictionalized memoir (and to take on the pseudonym of Sibilla Aleramo). In 1906 her first novel, Una donna (A Woman), a chronicle of a woman's decision to leave her brutal husband, was published. She also became active in political and artistic circles, especially Futurism, and engaged in volunteer work in the Ager Romanus, the poverty-stricken countryside surrounding Rome. In those years she also engaged in tumultuous love affairs, with Umberto Boccioni and Dino Campana (the 2002 film Un viaggio chiamato amore, by Michele Placido, depicts Aleramo's affair with the latter).

In 1908, while still involved with Cena, she met Cordula "Lina" Poletti at a suffragette's congress. The two women started a relationship, later recounted in the novel Il passaggio (The Crossing, 1919), a book in which Aleramo also modified some of the events told in Una donna, arguing that Giovanni Cena had originally convinced her to slightly change her story. Aleramo was one of the contributors to Florence-based magazine Il Marzocco[3] and Lidel, which was in circulation in the period 1919–1935.[4]

In the following years, Aleramo became one of Italy's leading feminists. In 1925 she supported the Manifesto of the Anti-Fascist Intellectuals. Later in life, Aleramo toured the continent and was active in Communist politics after World War II. In 1948 she took part to the World Congress of Intellectuals in Defense of Peace in Wrocław.[5]

Aleramo famously said that she felt like she lived three lives. The first one, as a mother and wife, was outlined in her novel Una donna. Her second one was when she volunteered in a shelter for homeless people in Rome run by the Unione Femminile and was active in feminist organizations.[6] Her 'third life' consisted of in the 30 years she spent writing about her life experiences in her work.[6] Aleramo died in Rome at the age of 83.

Legacy edit

Aleramo's life is mostly significant for her trail-blazing trajectory as an independent woman and artist, and as an individual who lived through different ages (Liberal Italy, Fascism, Post-World War II, the advent of the Italian Republic) while always maintaining cultural and political visibility. Her personal correspondence with Poletti has, in more recent years, been studied due to their open-minded view on homosexual relationships. Aleramo's first book in particular, Una donna, is considered a classic of Italian literature, and the first outspokenly feminist novel written by an Italian author.

Selected works edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Drake, Richard. (Apr. – Jun. 1990). Sibilla Aleramo and the Peasants of the Agro Romano: A Writer's Dilemma. Journal of the History of Ideas, 51(2):255–272
  2. ^ "Disease as Metaphor in Sibilla Aleramo's Una Donna". academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ Laura Scuriatti (July 2017). "Transnational Modernist Encounters in the Provinces: Lacerba, Mina Loy and International Debates on Sexual Morality in Florence". Forum for Modern Language Studies. 53 (3): 303–313. doi:10.1093/fmls/cqx014.
  4. ^ Eugenia Paulicelli (2002). "Fashion, the Politics of Style and National Identity in Pre-Fascist and Fascist Italy". Gender & History. 14 (3): 552. doi:10.1111/1468-0424.00281. S2CID 144286579.
  5. ^ Kłos, Anita (2017). "Scrittori italiani al Congresso mondiale degli intellettuali per la pace (1948). Breslavia nei ricordi di Sibilla Aleramo e Giorgio Caproni". In Łukasiewicz, Justyna; Słapek, Daniel (eds.). Breslavia – Bassa Slesia e la cultura mediterranea (in Italian). Alessandria: Edizioni dell'Orso. pp. 81–93. ISBN 978-88-6274-772-1.
  6. ^ a b Pickering-lazzi, Robin (1995). Mothers of Invention: Women, Italian Fascism, and Culture. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. pp. 137–165.

Bibliography edit

  • Aldrich, Robert and Garry Wotherspoon. Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History, from Antiquity to World War II. Routledge, London, 2001. ISBN 978-0-415-25369-7.
  • Grimaldi Morosoff, Anna. Transfigurations: The Autobiographical Novels of Sibilla Aleramo (Writing About Women). Peter Lang, Bern, 1999. ISBN 978-0-820-43351-6.

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translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at it Sibilla Aleramo see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated it Sibilla Aleramo to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Sibilla Aleramo born Marta Felicina Faccio 14 August 1876 13 January 1960 was an Italian feminist writer and poet best known for her autobiographical depictions of life as a woman in late 19th century Italy Sibilla AleramoSibilla Aleramo Rome 1913BornMarta Felicina Faccio 1876 08 14 14 August 1876Alessandria Kingdom of ItalyDied 1960 01 13 13 January 1960Rome ItalyOccupationWriter feministNotable awardsViareggio Prize Contents 1 Life and career 2 Legacy 3 Selected works 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksLife and career editAleramo was born as Marta Felicina Faccio a k a Rina in Alessandria Piedmont and grew up in Milan At 11 she moved with her family to Civitanova Marche where her father had been appointed manager of a glass factory Unable to continue her education beyond primary school Aleramo continued to study on her own seeking advice from her former teacher about what to read While employed in the same factory where her father worked she was raped in an empty office room by Ulderico Pierangeli a co worker ten years her senior when she was only 15 Rina did not tell her parents about the event and when Pierangeli asked for her hand she was persuaded by her family to marry him A year and a half later at 17 she had her first and only child Walter 1 Pierangeli was abusive and violent and in 1901 Aleramo moved to Rome leaving her 6 year old son behind 2 She supposedly was thwarted in her repeated attempts to win custody and all connection between them was severed by his father She did meet him again about 30 years later but he rejected her because of her abandonment of him After a brief relationship with a young artist Felice Damiani she lived together for some years with Giovanni Cena a writer and journalist who encouraged her to turn her life story into a fictionalized memoir and to take on the pseudonym of Sibilla Aleramo In 1906 her first novel Una donna A Woman a chronicle of a woman s decision to leave her brutal husband was published She also became active in political and artistic circles especially Futurism and engaged in volunteer work in the Ager Romanus the poverty stricken countryside surrounding Rome In those years she also engaged in tumultuous love affairs with Umberto Boccioni and Dino Campana the 2002 film Un viaggio chiamato amore by Michele Placido depicts Aleramo s affair with the latter In 1908 while still involved with Cena she met Cordula Lina Poletti at a suffragette s congress The two women started a relationship later recounted in the novel Il passaggio The Crossing 1919 a book in which Aleramo also modified some of the events told in Una donna arguing that Giovanni Cena had originally convinced her to slightly change her story Aleramo was one of the contributors to Florence based magazine Il Marzocco 3 and Lidel which was in circulation in the period 1919 1935 4 In the following years Aleramo became one of Italy s leading feminists In 1925 she supported the Manifesto of the Anti Fascist Intellectuals Later in life Aleramo toured the continent and was active in Communist politics after World War II In 1948 she took part to the World Congress of Intellectuals in Defense of Peace in Wroclaw 5 Aleramo famously said that she felt like she lived three lives The first one as a mother and wife was outlined in her novel Una donna Her second one was when she volunteered in a shelter for homeless people in Rome run by the Unione Femminile and was active in feminist organizations 6 Her third life consisted of in the 30 years she spent writing about her life experiences in her work 6 Aleramo died in Rome at the age of 83 Legacy editAleramo s life is mostly significant for her trail blazing trajectory as an independent woman and artist and as an individual who lived through different ages Liberal Italy Fascism Post World War II the advent of the Italian Republic while always maintaining cultural and political visibility Her personal correspondence with Poletti has in more recent years been studied due to their open minded view on homosexual relationships Aleramo s first book in particular Una donna is considered a classic of Italian literature and the first outspokenly feminist novel written by an Italian author Selected works editUna donna A Woman 1906 Il passaggio The Crossing 1919 Andando e stando Moving and Being 1921 Momenti Moments 1921 Trasfigurazione Transfiguration 1922 Endimione Endymion 1923 play Poesie Poems 1929 Gioie d occasione Occasional Pleasures 1930 Il frustino The Whip 1932 Si alla terra Yes to the Earth 1934 Orsa minore Ursa Minor 1938 Diario e lettere dal mio diario Diary of a Woman 1945 Selva d amore Forest of Love 1947 Aiutatemi a dire Help Me to Speak 1951 Gioie d occasione e altre ancora More Occasional Pleasures 1954 Luci della mia sera Lights of My Evening 1956 Lettere Letters 1958 References edit Drake Richard Apr Jun 1990 Sibilla Aleramo and the Peasants of the Agro Romano A Writer s Dilemma Journal of the History of Ideas 51 2 255 272 Disease as Metaphor in Sibilla Aleramo s Una Donna academic brooklyn cuny edu Retrieved 31 July 2023 Laura Scuriatti July 2017 Transnational Modernist Encounters in the Provinces Lacerba Mina Loy and International Debates on Sexual Morality in Florence Forum for Modern Language Studies 53 3 303 313 doi 10 1093 fmls cqx014 Eugenia Paulicelli 2002 Fashion the Politics of Style and National Identity in Pre Fascist and Fascist Italy Gender amp History 14 3 552 doi 10 1111 1468 0424 00281 S2CID 144286579 Klos Anita 2017 Scrittori italiani al Congresso mondiale degli intellettuali per la pace 1948 Breslavia nei ricordi di Sibilla Aleramo e Giorgio Caproni In Lukasiewicz Justyna Slapek Daniel eds Breslavia Bassa Slesia e la cultura mediterranea in Italian Alessandria Edizioni dell Orso pp 81 93 ISBN 978 88 6274 772 1 a b Pickering lazzi Robin 1995 Mothers of Invention Women Italian Fascism and Culture Minneapolis University of Minnesota Press pp 137 165 Bibliography editAldrich Robert and Garry Wotherspoon Who s Who in Gay and Lesbian History from Antiquity to World War II Routledge London 2001 ISBN 978 0 415 25369 7 Grimaldi Morosoff Anna Transfigurations The Autobiographical Novels of Sibilla Aleramo Writing About Women Peter Lang Bern 1999 ISBN 978 0 820 43351 6 External links editUniversity of Chicagovia Italian Women Writers database Archived 25 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine Sibilla Aleramo Works by Sibilla Aleramo at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Sibilla Aleramo at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sibilla Aleramo amp oldid 1196399503, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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