01905nam a2200313 i 4500 219491 InACL 20261007140856.0 261007s1999 xxu 0 eng d 9780820444543 0820444545 InACL eng rda InACL 853.91209 STE 23 Stella, M. John author Self and self-compromise in the narratives of Pirandello and Moravia / M. John Stella New York : P. Lang, 1999 252 pages text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "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. Pirandello, Luigi, 1867-1936 -- Criticism and interpretation. Moravia, Alberto, 1907- -- Criticism and interpretation. Self in literature. Criticism and interpretation Self in literature Pirandello, luigi, 1867-1936 Moravia, alberto, 1907-1990 633833 633833 0 0 0 0 ACL ACL GEN 2026-10-07 0 853.91209 STE 219491 2026-10-07 14:08:56 2026-10-07 BK