Cecilia Benaglia
Biographic Data
| ID | 5947177 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cecilia Benaglia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cecilia |
| FAMILY NAME | Benaglia |
| SIGNATURE | BENAGLIA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | San Diego State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9720-0142 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
International feminist movements, the transnational circulation of literature, and the role of cultural mediators
This article examines the ways in which the emergent international feminist movement in the 1970s impacted the reading and the reception of literary texts written by women writers. It focuses on the transnational circulation of literary texts and on the role of feminist translation in this process through the analysis of a case study: the work as translator of Michèle Causse, a French radical lesbian writer, and, more specifically, her translatio…
Carlo Emilio Gadda and the Siglo de Oro
This article examines Carlo Emilio Gadda's translations of two Spanish texts from the Siglo de Oro. In the first section, by situating Gadda's translations in the context of the “rediscovery” of the Baroque in Italy, his work is presented as the result not only of his literary preferences and long acquaintance with Baroque literature, but also as the product of an activity that fully engages with its contemporary cultural system. In the second se…
Dire la bataille
Drawing on Jacques Neefs’ work in the field of sociocriticism and on the topic of literary representation of war, this article analyzes two accounts of the Great War by French soldiers-writers Henri Barbusse and Blaise Cendrars. Our analysis highlights the different ways in which these authors tackle the relationship between individuality and collectivity in the experience of the conflict, discussing the emotional and affective role played by the…
The Art of Survival
Reviewed by: The Art of Survival: France and the Great War Picaresque by Libby Murphy Cecilia Benaglia (bio) Libby Murphy. The Art of Survival: France and the Great War Picaresque. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016. 304 pages. Many accounts of life in the trenches during World War I written by French combatants share a certain air de famille, which is due not only to the similar conditions and objective situations they narrate, but also to t…
Doxa/paradoxa
Doxa/paradoxaRoland Barthes et l'engagement hors-scène Cecilia Benaglia (bio) Dans « La mythologie aujourd'hui », texte écrit en 1971, Barthes revient sur l'entreprise de lecture qu'il a entamée à la fin des années 1950, en proposant une mise au point du travail du mythologue. Après la publication de Mythologies, il a été forcé de constater le développement d'une doxa qui a transformé en discours mythique la dénonciation elle-même. L'activité con…
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The Art of Survival
Reviewed by: The Art of Survival: France and the Great War Picaresque by Libby Murphy Cecilia Benaglia (bio) Libby Murphy. The Art of Survival: France and the Great War Picaresque. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016. 304 pages. Many accounts of life in the trenches during World War I written by French combatants share a certain air de famille, which is due not only to the similar conditions and objective situations they narrate, but also to t…
Doxa/paradoxa
Doxa/paradoxaRoland Barthes et l'engagement hors-scène Cecilia Benaglia (bio) Dans « La mythologie aujourd'hui », texte écrit en 1971, Barthes revient sur l'entreprise de lecture qu'il a entamée à la fin des années 1950, en proposant une mise au point du travail du mythologue. Après la publication de Mythologies, il a été forcé de constater le développement d'une doxa qui a transformé en discours mythique la dénonciation elle-même. L'activité con…
Dire la bataille
Drawing on Jacques Neefs’ work in the field of sociocriticism and on the topic of literary representation of war, this article analyzes two accounts of the Great War by French soldiers-writers Henri Barbusse and Blaise Cendrars. Our analysis highlights the different ways in which these authors tackle the relationship between individuality and collectivity in the experience of the conflict, discussing the emotional and affective role played by the…
Carlo Emilio Gadda and the Siglo de Oro
This article examines Carlo Emilio Gadda's translations of two Spanish texts from the Siglo de Oro. In the first section, by situating Gadda's translations in the context of the “rediscovery” of the Baroque in Italy, his work is presented as the result not only of his literary preferences and long acquaintance with Baroque literature, but also as the product of an activity that fully engages with its contemporary cultural system. In the second se…
International feminist movements, the transnational circulation of literature, and the role of cultural mediators
This article examines the ways in which the emergent international feminist movement in the 1970s impacted the reading and the reception of literary texts written by women writers. It focuses on the transnational circulation of literary texts and on the role of feminist translation in this process through the analysis of a case study: the work as translator of Michèle Causse, a French radical lesbian writer, and, more specifically, her translatio…
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