The New Italian Novel - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0802080804 ISBN 13 : 9780802080806

Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 1997

Synopsis

Three names dominate the Italian novel in the English-speaking world - Italo Calvino, Primo Levi, and Umberto Eco. Yet since the late 1960's there have been many more important Italian writers whose work remains unknown outside Italy.

This ground-breaking book brings their writings to a wider audience, offering general critical introductions to fifteen contemporary novelists whose work is of an international calibre. Central to most is a preoccupation with the relationship between writing and the world. The authors deal with a vast range of topics and periods - including present-day events, the past, and the problems faced by women and by society as a whole - but nearly all look at how such matters might be tackled in literature.

With each chapter written by an Italian specialist and a full introduction setting the novelists in their historical and cultural context, The New Italian Novel is essential reading for anyone wanting an English introduction to the best of Italian writing.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Zygmunt G. Baranski is Professor of Italian Studies at the University of Reading and the Editor of the interdisciplinary journal The Italianist.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Toronto Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0802080804
• ISBN 13: 9780802080806
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Éditeur: Baranski Zygmunt G., Pertile Lino
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible