The Italian in modernity

Casillo, Robert. (Author). Russo, John Paul. (Added Author).

Summary: In this study, Robert Casillo and John Paul Russo look at both Italy and Italian America to explore the paradoxical representation of Italy as the originator of modernity that has resisted many modern tendencies. Covering topics that include travel writing, gender, modernization and Italian decline, national character and stereotypes, immigration, and film, Casillo and Russo discuss writers and artists as diverse as Stendhal, Sta·el, Burckhardt, Puccini, D'Annunzio, Santayana, Hemingway, and Coppola. Masterfully linking multidisciplinary sources along a broad historical continuum, The Italian in Modernity is essential to anyone interested in Italian culture and the links between Italy and the United States."--Pub. desc.

Record details

ISBN: 144268707X (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781442687073 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxx, 861 pages).
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electronic resource
Publisher: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2011

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Stendhal and Italy -- Is Italy Civilized? -- After the Grand Tour: Leisure, Tourism, and their Discontents -- The Unbroken Charm: New Englanders in Italy -- Isle of the Dead -- From Italophilia to Italophobia in the Gilded Age -- Puccini's American Theme -- "To Die Is Not Enough!" Hemingway and D'Annunzio -- The Hidden Godfather: Plenitude and Absence in Coppola's Trilogy -- The Representation of Italian Americans in American Cinema: From the Silent Film to The Godfather.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.