Pier Giorgio Di Cicco - Essays on His Works Volume 34

Before Pier Giorgio Di Cicco was made Poet Laureate of Toronto (2004-2007), he was instrumental in the establishment of Italian-Canadian literature as a phenomenon in Canadian culture. He achieved this through his own impressive list of publications such as The Tough Romance (1979) and Virgin Science (1986). The essays in this volume examine Di Cicco's publications in this pluralistic social context. The contributors include Linda Hutcheon, Mary di Michele, George Elliott Clarke, Domenic Beneventi, Licia Canton, Joshua Lovelace, Stacey Gibson, Jim Zucchero, Clea McDougall and Joseph Pivato. There is also an interview and a useful bibliography.

About the author

Joseph Pivato is professor of English and Comparative Literature at Athabasca University in Edmonton. His books include: Contrasts: Comparative Essays on Italian-Canadian Writing (Guernica, 1985), Echo: Essays on Other Literatures (1994) and The Anthology of Italian-Canadian Writing (Guernica, 1998). He was one of the writers included in Di Cicco's Roman Candles (1978).

Summary

Before Pier Giorgio Di Cicco was made Poet Laureate of Toronto (2004-2007), he was instrumental in the establishment of Italian-Canadian literature as a phenomenon in Canadian culture. This title includes essays that examine Di Cicco's publications in this pluralistic social context.

Product details

• Assisted by: Joseph Pivat (Editor), Joseph Pivato (Editor)
• Publisher: Guernica Editions
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2011
• EAN: 9781550713138
• ISBN: 978-1-55071-313-8
• No. of pages: 210
• Dimensions: 107 mm x 175 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 227 g
• Series: Writers; Writers Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies