Contesting The Monument: The Anti-illusionist Italian Historical Novel - Couverture souple

Glynn, Ruth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1904350046 ISBN 13 : 9781904350040

Editeur : Maney Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

In the second half of the twentieth century, the Italian historical novel provided an unrivalled number of best sellers and publishing 'phenomena'. The success of the genre is closely related to a more general interest in revisiting the past in the light of a changed understanding of the nature, or philosophy, of history. This study aims to explore the particularly marked increase in the production and popularity of the historical novel in the period between the mid-1960s and the early 1990s, with reference to current debates on the nature of history. It presents a theoretical framework which establishes the centrality of philosophy of history to the development of the genre. The employment of this framework opens out the discussion of literary change to the consideration of historiographical developments and wider critical debate. The theoretical insights gained inform the close textual analysis provided in the chapters dealing with novels written by five of Italy's foremost contemporary writers: Leonardo Sciascia, Vincenzo Consolo, Sebastiano Vassalli, Umberto Eco, and Luigi Malerba.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ruth Glynn is Lecturer in Italian at the University of Bristol. She has published on literary works by Consolo, Eco and Malerba, and on Gianni Vattimo's philosophy of history.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Maney Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1904350046
• ISBN 13: 9781904350040
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 156
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible