Orsola Cozzi | |
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Born |
Grosseto, Grand Duchy of Tuscany | 20 June 1788
Died | 1831
Pisa, Grand Duchy of Tuscany | (aged 42–43)
Occupation | Writer |
Orsola Cozzi (20 June 1788 – 1831) was an Italian nun and writer. She was a pioneer of the sentimental novel in 19th-century Tuscany and has also been recognized as the first Italian woman novelist. [1] [2]
Born in Grosseto in 1788, a nun, she was an author of sentimental novels in the early decades of the 19th century. Cozzi adopted a popular style, far from the rigid conventions of Italian literary tradition and mainly influenced by trends from abroad, such as the epistolary form. Her novels favored happy endings, plot twists, and misunderstandings, while also making attempts to explore the psychology of the characters, as seen in Melinda, L'orfana infelice, and Lo specchio morale. [1] [3]
In 1818, Cozzi published the historical-allegorical novel Le avventure di Adullio di Roselle. [1]
Orsola Cozzi | |
---|---|
Born |
Grosseto, Grand Duchy of Tuscany | 20 June 1788
Died | 1831
Pisa, Grand Duchy of Tuscany | (aged 42–43)
Occupation | Writer |
Orsola Cozzi (20 June 1788 – 1831) was an Italian nun and writer. She was a pioneer of the sentimental novel in 19th-century Tuscany and has also been recognized as the first Italian woman novelist. [1] [2]
Born in Grosseto in 1788, a nun, she was an author of sentimental novels in the early decades of the 19th century. Cozzi adopted a popular style, far from the rigid conventions of Italian literary tradition and mainly influenced by trends from abroad, such as the epistolary form. Her novels favored happy endings, plot twists, and misunderstandings, while also making attempts to explore the psychology of the characters, as seen in Melinda, L'orfana infelice, and Lo specchio morale. [1] [3]
In 1818, Cozzi published the historical-allegorical novel Le avventure di Adullio di Roselle. [1]