L'orrore degli stupri di guerra nelle opere di Annie Vivanti

Abstract

This contribution analyzes two works by Annie Vivanti written during World War I: the drama L'invasore, and the novel derived from it, Vae Victis!. The texts were based on sexual violence perpetrated by Germans in Belgium at the beginning of the conflict, historical events that provoked widespread indignation. More specifically, the author considers the choices of women facing pregnancies that resulted from the violence, thereby inserting herself in the extremely delicate and controversial problem of abortion for eugenic purposes. When the protagonists of the two works realize they are pregnant, they make completely different choices regarding the pregnancy; but Annie Vivanti succeeds in presenting to the reader the reasons of both women with perfect impartiality. ; This contribution analyzes two works by Annie Vivanti written during World War I: the drama L'invasore, and the novel derived from it, Vae Victis!. The texts were based on sexual violence perpetrated by Germans in Belgium at the beginning of the conflict, historical events that provoked widespread indignation. More specifically, the author considers the choices of women facing pregnancies that resulted from the violence, thereby inserting herself in the extremely delicate and controversial problem of abortion for eugenic purposes. When the protagonists of the two works realize they are pregnant, they make completely different choices regarding the pregnancy; but Annie Vivanti succeeds in presenting to the reader the reasons of both women with perfect impartiality. ; This contribution analyzes two works by Annie Vivanti written during World War I: the drama L'invasore, and the novel derived from it, Vae Victis!. The texts were based on sexual violence perpetrated by Germans in Belgium at the beginning of the conflict, historical events that provoked widespread indignation. More specifically, the author considers the choices of women facing pregnancies that resulted from the violence, thereby inserting herself in the extremely delicate and controversial problem of abortion for eugenic purposes. When the protagonists of the two works realize they are pregnant, they make completely different choices regarding the pregnancy; but Annie Vivanti succeeds in presenting to the reader the reasons of both women with perfect impartiality. ; Il contributo analizza due opere di Annie Vivanti scritte durante la Grande Guerra: il dramma L'invasore e il romanzo ricavato da quest'ultimo Vae Victis!. I testi prendono spunto dalle violenze sessuali compiute dai tedeschi in Belgio all'inizio del conflitto, fatti che suscitarono indignazione ovunque. In particolare, l'autrice si sofferma sulle scelte delle donne di fronte alle gravidanze frutto delle violenze, inserendosi in questo modo nel delicatissimo e controverso problema dell'aborto a fini eugenetici. Le protagoniste delle due opere quando si accorgono di essere rimaste incinte fanno scelte completamente diverse rispetto alla gravidanza, ma Annie Vivanti con perfetta imparzialità presenta al lettore le ragioni di entrambe.