Rosa Rosà

Rosa Rosà (born Edyth von Haynau; 1884–1978) was a writer and author associated with the inter-war Italian Futurist movement (the art and social movement, which is not to be confused with the field of futurist studies and ideas also known as futurology). She is renowned for her first short novel, Una donna con tre anime (A Woman with Three Souls, 1918).

Biography

Early life Rosa Rosà was born as in 1884 in Vienna as Baroness Edyth (also written Edith) von Haynau to a conservative aristocratic Austrian family. Rosà was educated in Vienna and she quickly developed a passion for drawing. "Giorgina Rossi was young, but her youth was starting to collect dust...One could say that Nature wanted her to be average in every way...He [Alberto Boni] turned around instinctively to stare at his neighbor [Giorgina]...It was difficult to say exactly what this change was...Her face glowed with a new light typical of those who live life with great intensity. A new vitality gave her body and movements grace and elasticity, conveying the fresh exuberance of her new personality...the suddenly revealed femininity." (Una donna con tre anime, 1918, pages 1, 8) "That strange soul invading her being with such overwhelming force, had traits and tendencies that could not have been further removed from the way Giorgina used to be. A feeling of insufferable boredom, monotony, and immobility drove her to crave even an unpleasant experience just so that there could at least be a change. A new lucidity and mental vivacity urged her brain to address problems and explore possibilities she had never imagined before." Re focuses on the intersection of contemporary literature, feminist theory, and futurism/avant-garde in the artistic outputs of women writers and artists.