Abstract
This chapter examines the Italian women who published individually
bound books aimed at children during and immediately after the Great War to
gauge contemporary attitudes about how girls were supposed to respond to
war. Almost all Italian children’s books (both fiction and non-fiction) about
the war adopted a patriotic, pro-war stance that valorized soldiers and
encouraged sacrifice. Almost none featured female characters. Despite
sharing similar views about the war and how to present it, the Italian women
writing about the Great War for children formed a diverse group. They came
from different generations and were disproportionately Jewish. Some became
avid Fascists, others committed anti-Fascists. This chapter discusses the
central themes of the works published by women and investigates where their
wartime patriotism took them during the Fascist regime.
Original language | American English |
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Title of host publication | Women and Children in Conflict, 1900-1950. |
Editors | Sandro Dawson, Nupur Chadhuri |
Place of Publication | Wilmington, DE |
Publisher | Vernon Press |
Pages | 57-75 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-64889-747-4 |
State | Published - May 12 2023 |
Disciplines
- History