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Special Issue on “Pirandello and Alienation: Man, Modernity,Technology”
Editors: Michael Subialka and Lisa Sarti
Guest Editors: Ana Ilievska and Andrea Sartori
Managing Editor: Laura A. Lucci
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Editors’ Note
Lisa Sarti and Michael SubialkaGuest Editors’ Introduction
Ana Ilievska and Andrea SartoriIn Memoriam
AGAINST ALL ODDS: THE LEGACY OF GIUSEPPE FAUSTINI (1949-2024)
Giuseppe BologneseREMEMBERING PROFESSOR UMBERTO MARIANI (1927-2024)
Simona WrightESSAYS
ALIENATIO MENTIS, HUMOR, CONTEMPLATION. LUIGI PIRANDELLO AND THE POETICS OF DISINTEREST
Davide Savio“IS THERE ANY LOGIC?”: GROUNDLESSNESS, THE POSSIBLE, AND EMPATHY IN LUIGI PIRANDELLO’S “THE TRAGEDY OF A CHARACTER” (1911)
Andrea SartoriRE-TRACING THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE LATE MATTIA PASCAL: ON DEMOCRACY'S SUICIDAL TENDENCIES
Nicholas StraehlIMAGINED ORDERS: LIMINAL AGENCY IN THE LATE MATTIA PASCAL
John MastrogianakosPIRANDELLIAN REFLECTIONS IN BLACK MIRROR
Alessio AlettaWOMEN AND ALIENATION FROM NARRATIVE TO THEATER IN PIRANDELLO’S WORKS
Daniela BiniMY BODY/MY MONSTER: AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND TESTIMONY IN PIRANDELLO’S QUADERNI DI SERAFINO GUBBIO OPERATORE
Amanda RecuperoALIENATED FROM NATURE: SULFUR EXTRACTION AND PIRANDELLO’S ENVIRONMENTAL SENSIBILITY
Roberto FerriniWORDS, SILENCE: SERAFINO YESTERDAY AND TODAY
Antonio SicheraALIENAZIONE IN I VECCHI E I GIOVANI BY LUIGI PIRANDELLO
Maria Rosaria Vitti-AlexanderDRAMATURGIES
PIRANDELLIAN DRAMATURGIES, FOURTH EDITION: NON-HUMAN ACTORS
Stefano Boselli
HOW COULD YOU?
R. Johns
MILAN AND AROUND THE WORLD IN SECONDS
Joshua PiperLET’S GET IT OVER WITH
Timothy KrauseTHE CHOICE
Nick GabrielBOOK & PERFORMANCE REVIEWS
[PERFORMANCE REVIEW] STAGING SICILIAN HERITAGE: TARARÀ AND THE ART OF TRANSLATING PIRANDELLO FOR GLOBAL AUDIENCES
Lisa Sarti
[PERFORMANCE REVIEW] SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR. ADAPTED BY NICK GABRIEL
Daniela Bini[PERFORMANCE REVIEW] SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR. ADAPTED AND DIRECTED BY NICK GABRIEL IN SAN DIEGO, CA.
Antonio Iannotta
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Editors: Michael Subialka and Lisa Sarti
Managing Editor: Laura A. Lucci
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Editors’ Note
Lisa Sarti and Michael SubialkaESSAYS
THE STEPDAUGHTER AS RAISONNEUSE: TOWARDS A FEMININE READING OF THE PIRANDELLIAN CHARACTER
Annunziata ZevolaLIVING SPONTANEOUSLY BY BEING ONE WITH THE WORLD: ZEN IN UNA GIORNATA, THE LAST VOLUME OF PIRANDELLO’S NOVELLE PER UN ANNO
Enrico VettoreTHE HUMOR OF RETROSPECTIVITY: DISSOLUTION AND RESISTANCE IN THE LATE MATTIA PASCAL AND ONE, NO ONE, AND ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
Lorenzo MecozziMETAFICTION AS THE EXPRESSION OF CRISIS: THE CASE OF LUIGI PIRANDELLO AND MIGUEL DE UNAMUNO
Francesca MagarioTHE “SIX CHARACTERS” OF GIUSEPPE FAVA’S DELIRIO (1980)
Pierlorenzo RandazzoIN CONVERSATION
GIVING A VOICE TO THE VOICELESS: THE FICTIONAL TRUTH OF MARIA ANTONIETTA PORTULANO
Alessio Arena in conversation with Lisa SartiADAPTING PIRANDELLO’S THE LATE MATTIA PASCAL FOR THE CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN STAGE
Will Eno in conversation with Michael SubialkaCREATIVE WORK
DEATH OF THE LATE MATTIE PASCAL, AN EXCERPT
Will EnoSIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR, AN ADAPTATION
Nick GabrielTHE TRAP, AN ADAPTATION
William HugelDRAMATURGIES
PIRANDELLIAN DRAMATURGIES, THIRD EDITION: COMIC AND GROTESQUE
Stefano BoselliSTEFANO IN LOVE
Hal GelbJOKE OF THE CENTURY
Miles AnthonyMEOLA
Robert BrophyBOOK REVIEWS
ELENA TARDONATO FALIERE. LUIGI PIRANDELLO. ROSARIO: LABORDE EDITOR, 2023.
Jorge Jiménez BellverMAN, BEAST, AND VIRTUE BY LUIGI PIRANDELLO. TRANSLATED BY ALICE ROHE. EDITED BY GIUSEPPE BOLOGNESE. NEW YORK: BORDIGHERA PRESS, 2024.
Michael SubialkaPERFORMANCE REVIEW
UNA VERDE VENA DI FOLLIA [A GREEN VEIN OF MADNESS] BY ALESSIO ARENA. DIRECTED BY EMANUELA GIORDANO IN PALERMO.
Enrico Rosolino
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Editors: Michael Subialka and Lisa Sarti
Managing Editor: Laura A. Lucci
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Editors’ Note
Lisa Sarti and Michael SubialkaTRIBUTES & IN MEMORIAM
ENRICO BAZZONI, IN MEMORIAM
Michael SubialkaMARIO FRATTI, IN MEMORIAM
Susan TennerielloA TRIBUTE TO THE SERVICE OF JANA O’KEEFFE BAZZONI CO-PRESIDENT OF THE PIRANDELLO SOCIETY OF AMERICA FROM 2003-2022
Mimi D’AponteESSAYS
FROM “IL SIGNORINO” TO “TANINO E TANOTTO”: PIRANDELLO’S “DOUBLE” CONFLICT
Ombretta FrauLUIGI PIRANDELLO MAKES HIS DEBUT IN PALERMO: THE FIRST TRACES OF NOVELLE PER UN ANNO IN HIS YOUTHFUL WORK (1884-1887)
Maria CollevecchioTHE LUCID MADNESS OF BELLUCA IN PIRANDELLO’S “THE TRAIN HAS WHISTLED”
Carlo Di Lieto, translated by Bradford A. MasoniTHE REPRESENTATION OF PAIN IN PIRANDELLO’S SHORT STORIES: TOWARDS AN ETHICS OF TRANSLATABILITY
Marella Feltrin-MorrisIN CONVERSATION: REFLECTIONS ON TRANSLATIONS
THE NEW VOICE
Fabio BattistaREFLECTIONS ON TRANSLATING STORIES FOR A YEAR
Maria EnricoREFLECTIONS ON TRANSLATING LUIGI PIRANDELLO’S SHORT STORIES
Emanuela Pecchioli and Alexander BertlandTRANSLATING ABSENCE AND PRESENCE: PIRANDELLO’S “LA BUON’ANIMA” (“THE DEARLY DEPARTED”)
Caterina AgostiniREFLECTIONS ON TRANSLATING THE NOVELLE PER UN ANNO
Steve EatonCREATIVE WORK
PIRANDELLIAN DRAMATURGIES, SECOND EDITION: SHORT STORIES TO DRAMA
Stefano BoselliIF…
Robert BrophyWEDDING NIGHT
James ArmstrongVILOMAH
Elisabetta BracerTO THE MOON AND BACK
Joshua PiperPERFORMANCE REVIEW
ENRICO IV ADAPTED BY MARIO GAZIANO AND DIRECTED BY MARIO SORBELLO IN AGRIGENTO
Enza De FrancisciBOOK REVIEWS
ALL YOU NEED IS A FATHER. BY STEFANO PIRANDELLO. TRANSLATED BY ENZA DE FRANCISCI AND SUSAN BASSNETT. IMOLA: CUE PRESS, 2022.
Bradford Masoni
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Editors: Michael Subialka and Lisa Sarti
Managing Editor: Julianne VanWagenen
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Editors’ Note
Lisa Sarti and Michael SubialkaVISUAL WORK
WE ARE ALL PUPPETS: MARIONETTES, HAND PUPPETS, MASKS, AND SHADOWS
Martina VandaTHE LICENSE
Francesco ManentiREVÈRSO
Paola RenzettiCREATIVE WORK
CADA LOCO
Carlos JeromeMASKS
Yasmine Beverly RanaGUN IN MOUTH
Emilio WilliamsA BEAUTIFUL WOMAN (NA BEDDA FIMMINA)
Carmela Lombardo translated by Ruggero BianchinCARMELA LOMBARDO’S NA BEDDA FIMMINA: NOTES TO THE TEXTS
Ruggero BianchinBOOK REVIEW
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
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Special Issue on “Six Characters as World Literature”
Editors: Enza De Francisci, Michael Subialka and Lisa Sarti
Managing Editor: Julianne VanWagenen
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ESSAYS
VERGA, DUSE, AND PIRANDELLO: WITHOUT AN AUTHOR
Enza De FrancisciSIX CHARACTERS DURING WORLD WAR I
Pietro FrassicaTHE DIVIDED SELF IN SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR – IN COMMEMORATION OF THE CENTENARY OF SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR (1921-2021)
Carlo Di Lieto translated by Bradford A. MasoniTHE SPACE IN-BETWEEN: SIX CHARACTERS AND THE SEARCH FOR THE RIGHT WAY TO DO A PLAY
Patricia GaborikFILM AND TRUTH: PIRANDELLO’S VISION OF SEI PERSONAGGI FOR THE SCREEN
Michael SyrimisTHE MISSING EPISODE IN TU RIDI AND SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR
Daniela BiniBUILDING A BOURGEOIS THEATRE WITH THE AID OF PIRANDELLO: SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR IN ICELAND
Magnus Thor ThorbergssonSHOW AND TELL FROM PIRANDELLO TO ALBEE: TRAUMA, THEATRICALITY, AND RECONFIGURING THE FOURTH WALL
Laura A. LucciSIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF A LEGACY
Kyle GilletteIN CONVERSATION
WHY SIX CHARACTERS MATTERS TODAY
Rino Caputo, Roberto Cavosi, Marco Gambino, Bradford A. Masoni, Martina Marzi, and Sarah Zappulla Muscarà; translations by Catherine Charles, Enza De Francisci, and Michael SubialkaREAL LIFE, FICTION, AND IMAGINATION: A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE LEGACY OF SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR
Annamaria Andreoli in conversation with Lisa SartiTRANSLATIONS
PIRANDELLO’S PROPOSITIONS. SIX CHARACTERS ON SCREEN – THE PLAYWRIGHT HIMSELF WILL PLAY THE PART OF THE AUTHOR IN THE HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION (LA STAMPA, JUNE 20, 1933)
Translated and with an introduction by Lisa SartiCREATIVE WORK
TWO CHARACTERS LOOKING FOR A STORY
A short story written by Marcella Di Franco, translated by Enza De Francisci, Lisa Sarti, and Michael SubialkaTHE SON’S SIDE (THE TRUE STORY OF THE SIX CHARACTERS)
A dramatic monologue written by Paolo Puppa, translated by Enza De Francisci, Lisa Sarti, and Michael SubialkaTHE ETERNAL MOMENT #3RR
A one-act play by Diane Rao Harman
(winner of the PSA Pirandellian Dramaturgies Competition, 2021)
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Editors: Michael Subialka and Lisa Sarti
Managing Editor: Julianne VanWagenen
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FRONTMATTER
IT’S ALL RELATIVE: MODERNISM AND SCIENCE, NOTES FROM THE SEATTLE MLA
Julianne VanWagenen, pp. 12-20AN AIR OF UNCERTAINTY: NOTES FROM THE BOSTON NeMLA
Lisa Sarti, pp. 21-26ESSAYS
PIRANDELLO AND US
Antonio Sichera, pp. 28-43LUIGI PIRANDELLO: “THE ARTIST OF LIFE”
Samantha Costanzo Burrier, pp. 44-62ROBERT MUSIL’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE SCIENCES
Samuel Heidepriem, pp. 63-89IN CONVERSATION
PIRANDELLO AS A PROTO-MODERNIST NARRATION
Bradford A. Masoni in conversation with Lisa Sarti, pp. 92-106THE FUTURE OF PIRANDELLO: ON THE NEW DIGITAL EDITION OF PIRANDELLO’S OPERA OMNIA
Antonio Sichera and Antonio Di Silvestro in conversation with Michael Subialka, pp. 107-116TRANSLATIONS
LUIGI PIRANDELLO (Λουίτζι Πιραντέλλο), BY KOSTAS OURANIS
Translated by Mara Theodoritsi, pp. 118-122THE FUMES (IL FUMO), BY LUIGI PIRANDELLO
Translated by Steven Eaton, pp. 123-160PAPER WORLD (MONDO DI CARTA), BY LUIGI PIRANDELLO
Translated by Marella Feltrin-Morris, pp. 161-168FAITH (LA FEDE), BY LUIGI PIRANDELLO
Translated by Marella Feltrin-Morris, pp. 169-176CREATIVE WORK
YOUR LADIES, MR. PIRANDELLO
Written by Luciana Grifi, translated by Daniela Bini, pp. 178-201BOOK REVIEWS
Alessandra Sorrentino and Michael Rössner, eds. PIRANDELLO: NARRAZIONE-MEMORIA-IDENTITÀ. Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, New York, Wien: Peter Lang, 2019.
Ana Ilievska, pp. 211-214
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Editors: Michael Subialka and Lisa Sarti
Managing Editor: Julianne VanWagenen
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FRONT MATTER
IN MEMORIAM: GEORGE HOCHFIELD
Remembered by Eileen Gardiner, pp. 15-16IN CONVERSATION
PIRANDELLO AND TRANSLATION: A CONVERSATION ACROSS THE FIELD
Jacob Blakesley, Julie Dashwood, Enza De Francisci, Joe Farrell, Jane House, Jennifer Lorch, Michael Rössner, Elisa Segnini, Alessandra Sorrentino, Mary Ann Frese Witt, and Martha Witt in conversation with Lisa Sarti and Michael Subialka, pp. 19-51DISSOLVING IDENTITY, AGAIN: THE RE-PUBLICATION OF PIRANDELLO’S ONE, NO ONE, AND ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
Eva Richter in conversation with Michael Subialka, pp. 53-59DEVISING PIRANDELLO: AN INTERVIEW WITH JENNIFER JEWELL AND PATRICK MULRYAN
Jennifer Jewell and Patrick Mulryan in conversation with Jana O’Keefe Bazzoni, pp. 61-81TRANSLATIONS
HELLAS AND PIRANDELLO (Ελλάς και Πιραντέλλο), BY KOSTA OURANIS
Translated by Mara Theodoritsi, pp. 83-87WEDDING NIGHT (PRIMA NOTTE), BY LUIGI PIRANDELLO
Translated by Steve Eaton, pp. 89-97INTERVIEWS WITH CHARACTERS (COLLOQUII COI PERSONAGGI), BY LUIGI PIRANDELLO
Translated by Steve Eaton, pp. 99-113CREATIVE WORK
JENNY AND LUIGI: ALMOST FACE TO FACE
Franco Sepe translated by Daniela Bini, pp. 115-129PERFORMANCE REVIEW
PIRANDELLO IN NEW YORK: “RAISON D’ÊTRE: AN EVENING OF PIRANDELLO”
John Di Gaetani, pp. 131-132BOOK REVIEWS
Marta Fumi. “SENZA L’AMORE NON SARIA MONDO IL MONDO”: NUOVA EDIZIONE DELLE ELEGIE ROMANE DI GOETHE NELLA TRADUZIONE DI LUIGI PIRANDELLO, CON TESTO TEDESCO A FRONTE E COMMENTO. Milan: EDUCatt, 2017.
Anna Klaß , pp. 135-139Enza De Francisci, A ‘NEW’ WOMAN IN VERGA AND PIRANDELLO. FROM PAGE TO STAGE. Oxford: Legenda, 2018.
Patricia Gaborik , pp. 141-144
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Editors: Michael Subialka and Lisa Sarti
Managing Editor: Julianne VanWagenen
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ESSAYS
PIRANDELLO AND SATIRE: THE IMAGINARY JOURNEY OF FOUR AUTHORS IN SEARCH OF A CHARACTER ACCORDING TO CHARLES KENNETH SCOTT MONCRIEFF (1899-1930)
Stefano Giannini, pp. 11-26PIRANDELLO POST-TRUTH: HUMOR AND RESISTANCE
Laura Lucci, pp. 29-51LUIGI PIRANDELLO AS MASTER PEDRO IN HIS THEATER OF PUPPETS: A PIRANDELLIAN READING OF MIGUEL DE CERVANTES’S MASTER PEDRO EPISODE
Mara Theodoritsi, pp. 53-77PERFORMANCE REVIEWS
GIANTS IN THE WINDY CITY
Ana Ilievska, pp. 79-86A NOBEL EXPERIMENT
Mimi D’Aponte, pp. 89-91BOOK REVIEWS
Luigi Pirandello. HENRY IV. Translated by Martha Witt and Mary Anne Frese Witt. New York: Italica Press, 2016. pp. xxii + 92. $35 hardback / $20 paperback.
Mira Felner, pp. 93-95SELECTED POEMS OF LUIGI PIRANDELLO. Translated by George Hochfield. New York: Italica Press, 2016. pp. 239. $30.
John Louis Di Gaetani, pp. 97-98Giuseppe Faustini. LUIGI PIRANDELLO: STUDI E RICERCHE. Fano, Italy: Metauro, 2017. pp. 252. €28.
Stefano Boselli, pp. 101-103CREATIVE WORK
LIMES FROM SICILY
Sharon Portnoff, pp. 105-106
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Editors: Susan Tenneriello and Michael Subialka
Managing Editor: Lisa Tagliaferri
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ESSAYS
APPROXIMATION OF NIRVANA: FROM INTELLECTUAL SPECULATION TO ZEN NON-PHILOSOPHY IN PIRANDELLO’S UNO NESSUNO E CENTOMILA
Enrico Vettore, pp. 13-29THE BIRTH OF PIRANDELLO’S TRAGEDY: NIETZSCHE IN THE MOUNTAIN GIANTS
Francesca Facchi, pp. 31-55IN CONVERSATION
DACIA MARAINI ON LUIGI PIRANDELLO
Dacia Maraini in conversation with Lisa Sarti, pp. 57-64“I’M AS OBSCURE AS PIRANDELLO IS FAMOUS”: AN INTERVIEW WITH PLAYWRIGHT HOWARD COLYER
Howard Colyer in conversation with Lisa Tagliaferri and Michael Subialka, pp. 67-71ADAPTING PIRANDELLO: ADAM SIEGEL, TRANSLATOR AND ADAPTOR OF LA PATENTE FOR THE ART THEATRE OF DAVIS, MAY 2016
Adam Siegel in conversation with Michael Subialka, pp. 173-79A CONVERSATION WITH DIRECTOR GABRIELE LAVIA: A PIRANDELLO TRILOGY FOR A WORLD WITHOUT TRAGEDY
Gabriele Lavia in conversation with Jana O’Keefe Bazzoni, pp. 81-96PERFORMANCE REVIEW
WRONG END OF THE TELESCOPE: A PIRANDELLIAN ADAPTATION ACROSS TIME AND GENDER
Stefano Boselli, pp. 99-101BOOK REVIEWS
Alberto Godioli. LAUGHTER FROM REALISM TO MODERNISM: MISFITS AND HUMORISTS IN PIRANDELLO, SVEVO, PALAZZESCHI AND GADDA.Oxford, Legenda, 2015.
Roberto Bonci, pp. 103-106Dario Tomasello. EDUARDO E PIRANDELLO: UNA QUESTIONE “FAMILIARE” NELLA DRAMMATURGIA ITALIANA. Rome: Carocci Editore, 2014.
Laura Lucci, pp. 109-115CREATIVE WORK
BEST LAID PLANS (Winner of the PSA prize for original one-act play)
Judd Lear Silverman, pp. 117-154WRONG END OF THE TELESCOPE
Adam Esquenazi Douglas, pp. 157-166THE MAN WITH THE FLOWER IN HIS MOUTH: A CREATIVE ADAPTATION FOR THE CLASSROOM
Paola Basile, pp. 169-185