Introduction to Twentieth Century Italian Literature - A Difficult Modernity

Klappentext Robert Gordon offers a vivid overview of the century 's literature, charting a series of motifs of Italy 's difficult modernity Zusammenfassung Short accessible introductions to European literature and culture. The author 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAcknowledgementsChronology1. FoundationsContents2. Tradition3. Modern Worlds4. War5. The Public Sphere6. Other Voices7. The Fragmented Self8. Conclusion: Hybrid FormsGlossary of WritersIndex

Product details

• Authors: Robert Gordon, Robert S C Gordon, Robert S. C. Gordon, Robert S.c. Gordon, Gordon Robert
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2005
• EAN: 9780715634370
• ISBN: 978-0-7156-3437-0
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 215 mm x 17 mm
• Series: New Readings; New Readings Series; New Readings Series; New Readings
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Italian, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Italian, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000