
Introduction to Twentieth Century Italian Literature
A Difficult Modernity
Robert Gordon(Author)
Bristol Classical Press
Published on 26. August 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
210 pages
978-0-7156-3437-0 (ISBN)
Description
Short accessible introductions to European literature and culture. Twentieth-century Italy was marked by a profound and often convulsive transformation in both society and culture, accompanied at various stages by war, violence and dictatorship. This was Italy's 'difficult' entry into modernity. The voices of Italian literature responded to this transformation with a bewildering combination of excitement and anxiety, from the loud embrace of the new in Futurism to melancholy laments for tradition. In the process, some of the greatest works of modern literature were created. Robert Gordon offers a vivid overview of the century's literature, charting a series of motifs of Italy's 'difficult modernity' - from war to the city, from language to geography, from marginal groups to avant-garde movements - through a wide array of writers and texts.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
271 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7156-3437-0 (9780715634370)
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Person
Robert S.C. Gordon is Senior Lecturer in Italian and Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University. His work on twentieth-century Italian culture includes books on Primo Levi and Pier Paolo Pasolini.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chronology
1. Foundations
Contents
2. Tradition
3. Modern Worlds
4. War
5. The Public Sphere
6. Other Voices
7. The Fragmented Self
8. Conclusion: Hybrid Forms
Glossary of Writers
Index