Living masks the achievement of Pirandello - Mariani, Umberto 1927- (University of Toronto Press, 2008)
Introduction : the 'Pirandellian' character – Liolà : beyond naturalism – Right you are, if you think you are : the reality of appearances – Six characters : the tragic difficulty of human communication – The 'powerful logic' of Henry IV – Each in his own way : mutability and permanence in life and art – Opposing aims of the artist's vocation in The mountain giants – Pirandello in our time