Sibilla Aleramo ovvero la specificità del femminile

Abstract

Aleramo's most original contribution to the debate – past and present – on women writing derives from her passionate and constant search for the specific essence and attributes of the female writer as differentiated from her male counterpart. She applies her awareness of her own specific identity as a woman and a writer to her novels, poems and plays, thus not only bringing about the actualization of her own feminine identity but also transforming the process of writing into a search for existential and stylistic authenticity. For Aleramo writing is first and foremost a need for self-expression and consequently for self-awareness. In transposing real life in her writing she also sets herself as a powerful example of transformation for other women, thus ultimately fostering the coming of a new social, artistic and spiritual order. It is in art that Aleramo finds the perfect channel to communicate her female essence and subjectivity.