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The rhetoric of violence and sacrifice in fascist Italy : Mussolini, Gadda, Vittorini

Ferrari, Chiara 1963- (author.).

Summary: In this book, Chiara Ferrari interrogates how the rhetoric of sacrifice was used by the Italian fascist regime throughout the interwar years to support its totalitarian project and its vision of an all-encompassing bond between the people and the state.

Record details

ISBN: 1442663332 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781442663336 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (230 pages) : 1 illustration.
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Edition: [CEL version].
Publisher: Toronto [Ontario] : University of Toronto Press, [2013]
Distributor: Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2013.
Copyright: ©2013

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Discursive ritual and sacrificial presentation: the rhetoric of crisis and resolution in Fascist Italy -- 2. Sacrificial turns and their rhetorical echoes -- 3. Gadda's sacrificial topographies -- 4. The redemption of Vittorini's New Man.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Language Note:	Includes some text in Italian, followed by the English translation.