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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Pirandello, Luigi (1867-1936)
- Title:
- Luigi Pirandello Correspondence with Marta Abba
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/qn59q401k
- Dates:
- 1923-1936
- Size:
- 15 boxes and 3.2 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-15
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists of correspondence between Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello and the Italian actress Marta Abba, who spent much of her life interpreting his plays. Pirandello's forty-three plays, as well as other literary works, are discussed in the correspondence, which reveals the special "maestro-disciple" relationship shared by the couple.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence between Pirandello and the Italian actress Marta Abba, who spent much of her life interpreting his plays. Pirandello's forty-three plays, as well as other literary works, are discussed in the correspondence, which reveals the special "maestro-disciple" relationship shared by the couple. She died in 1988.
His original letters are listed below (Boxes 1-6). Abba retained the originals of her letters to him, but supplied the photocopies noted in Boxes 7 and 8.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Pirandello
Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936) was an Italian playwright.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Acquired in 1986 from Marta Abba. Additions from Mrs. Christian Aall in 1989.
- Custodial History
The original letters by Abba to Pirandello were retained by her.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed in 2002. Finding aid written in 2002.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Luigi Pirandello Correspondence with Marta Abba; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/qn59q401k
- Location:
-
Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-15
Find More
- Existence and Location of Copies
The collection is also available on microfilm.
- Bibliography
Luigi Pirandello's letters to Marta Abba have been published: Pirandello's love letters to Marta Abba, edited and translated by Benito Ortolani (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1994).
- Subject Terms:
- Actresses -- Italy. -- 20th century -- Correspondence
Dramatists, Italian. -- 20th century -- Correspondence
Italian drama. -- 20th century
Theater -- Italy. -- 20th century - Genre Terms:
- Correspondence
- Names:
- Abba, Marta
