Abstract
In this chapter we consider the relationship between what was considered the most successful operatic melodrama in the newly emer ging nation state of nineteenth - century Italy, Verdi’s La traviata , first performed in 1853, and a 2012 film addressing the theme of the suffering female and the doomed romantic relationship in the context of prostitution , Un giorno speciale (Francesca Comencini).
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Prostitution and Sex Work in Global Visual Media |
| Subtitle of host publication | New Takes on Fallen Women |
| Editors | Danielle Hipkins, Kate Taylor |
| Place of Publication | Basingstoke |
| Pages | 195-217 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Dec 2017 |
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Keywords
- prostitution
- sex work
- women
- Italy
Cite this
Mitchell, K., & Hipkins, D. (2017). 'Le traviate: suffering heroines and the Italian state between the 19th and 21st centuries'. In D. Hipkins, & K. Taylor (Eds.), Prostitution and Sex Work in Global Visual Media: New Takes on Fallen Women (pp. 195-217). Basingstoke.