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FRANCES TROLLOPE, THIS DILEMMA FOR HER WAS NOT A THREAT BUT A COMFORTABLE…
FRANCES TROLLOPE
METADISCOURSE
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To speak about Italy, she needs a new language with a new vocabulary
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A VISIT TO ITALY (1842)
Divided into 2 volumes, about the itinerary from Costa Ligure to the South and then to Venice
LETTER I: The very first concern of her writings is to say something interesting and new about Italy
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At the same time, she aims to correct: SELF CONFIDENCE
HETERODOXY
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i.e. PARIS AND THE PARISIANS (preface): She wanted to show the truth and see paris without prejudices
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THE PICTURESQUE
PLACE DESCRIPTIONS
DESCRIPTION OF GENOA
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This coast was also marked by Byron, her journey was tracked by poets
WOMEN'S DESCRIPTIONS
CONTADINESCA WOMEN
Terms culturally connected, such as contadinesca or desenchantée
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Women, for her, are exceedingly picturesque
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She observes these women as a picture: everything is visible but impossible to describe. AUSPICABILITY
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LETTER VI
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She predicts that Venice will become again a flourishing commercial city; maybe not as it was in the past, but it not necessarily a limit. It is, instead, a COMFORTABLE PREDICTION
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