DALLA POSTA ALLE LETTRICI DI ANNA MARIA ORTESE: LA COSTRUZIONE DI UNA SCRITTRICE CIVILE

Abstract

This article examines the epistolary column managed by Anna Maria Ortese for the newspaper L’Unità in the summer of 1950. Moving beyond the traditional image of Ortese as an apolitical or isolated writer, the analysis highlights how her work as a journalist positioned her as a “civic writer”. By responding to letters from women readers, Ortese elaborated a vision of social justice, labour dignity, and feminist emancipation. This study reinterprets Ortese’s intellectual posture through the lens of dialogism, collective authorship, and historical-political engagement.