Righteous Anger in Contemporary Italian Literary and Cinematic Narratives

Lucamante, Stefania (author., Author, Author).

Summary: Righteous Anger in Contemporary Italian Literary and Cinematic Narratives analyses the role of passion- particularly indignation-and how it shapes intention and inspires the work of many contemporary Italian writers and filmmakers. Noting how art often holds the power to shed light on issues surrounding inequity, inequality, and injustice, the book explores the ethical function of art as a tool in resistance and sociopolitical protest, thereby validating the axiom that ethics and aesthetics can still collaborate in the creation of meaning. Drawing on a range of Italian novels and films and examining the works of artists such as Tiziano Scarpa, Simona Vinci, Paolo Sorrentino, and Monica Stambrini, the author shows that anger can be used constructively as a weapon of resistance against negative and oppressive forces.

Record details

ISBN: 9781487535087
Physical Description: 1 online resource (344 p.)
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Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

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General Note:	CatMonthString:january.23 Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part One - Anger and Commitment in the Narratives of Tiziano Scarpa: Impegno in a Liquid Age -- Introduction -- 1. Pasolini's La rabbia and the Spectacularization of Scarpa's Posthuman Aesthetics -- 2. An Apocalyptic Kamikaze: Tiziano Scarpa or How to Invade the Reader -- 3. The Fundamental Things in Life According to Scarpa -- Part Two - Anger and Spaces of Vulnerability in the Narratives of Melania Mazzucco and Monica Stambrini -- Introduction -- 4. Melania Mazzucco's Un giorno perfetto: Domestic Violence on an Everyday Perfect Day -- 5. Pushing Boundaries: Road Movies and Gas Stations in Monica Stambrini's Benzina -- Part Three - Anger and Love in Spaces of Otherness in the Narratives of Paolo Sorrentino, Simona Vinci, and Veronica Tomassini -- Introduction -- 6. A Recipe for the Advantages and Disadvantages of Love: Anger and Misogyny in Paolo Sorrentino's The Consequences of Love -- 7. Society, Simulacra, and Love: Simona Vinci's Stanza 411 -- 8. Wounding the Individual: Dynamics of Diversity and Anatomy of Love in Veronica Tomassini's Sangue di Cane -- Afterword -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index
Restrictions on Access Note:	restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Issued also in print.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted through purchase.
Language Note:	In English.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by publisher.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Mai 2021)