01874nam a2200301 i 4500001000700000003000600007005001700013008004100030020001800071020001500089040002700104082002300131100002800154245009100182264003100273300001400304336002600318337002800344338002700372520090100399650006601300650006101366650002401427650003301451650002301484650003301507650003201540219491InACL20261007140856.0261007s1999    xxu               0 eng d  a9780820444543  a0820444545  aInACLbengerdacInACL04a853.91209bSTE2231 aStella, M. Johneauthor10aSelf and self-compromise in the narratives of Pirandello and Moravia /cM. John Stella 1aNew York :bP. Lang,c1999  a252 pages  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"This study presents a distinctly new interpretation of key works by Luigi Pirandello and Alberto Moravia that dramatizes the identity crisis of the individual, a theme that figures so prominently in twentieth-century literature. Previous criticism considered these narratives solely within a European context and assumed that the protagonists failed to resolve their dilemmas.As the present study reveals, however, an alternative approach is warranted by evidence that Pirandello and Moravia were familiar with fundamental tenets of Buddhism, the first philosophy to advocate the deconstruction of personal identity. Combining a lucid explanation of Buddhist doctrine with Western sources, Dr.Stella demonstrates that by "losing their identity," characters such as Mattia Pascal end not in defeat, as is commonly supposed, but in victory over existential suffering and discontent."--BOOK JACKET. 0aPirandello, Luigi, 1867-1936 -- Criticism and interpretation. 0aMoravia, Alberto, 1907- -- Criticism and interpretation. 0aSelf in literature. 0aCriticism and interpretation 0aSelf in literature 0aPirandello, luigi, 1867-1936 0aMoravia, alberto, 1907-1990