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The Americas in Italian literature and culture, 1700-1825 / Stefania Buccini ; translated by Rosanna Giammanco ; foreword by Franco Fido.
LIBRA PQ4084 .B8313 1997
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Buccini, Stefania, 1959-
- Standardized Title:
- Dilemma della Grande Atlantide. English
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Italian literature--18th century--History and criticism.
- Italian literature.
- Italian literature--19th century--History and criticism.
- North America--In literature.
- North America.
- South America--In literature.
- South America.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 226 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pa : Pennsylvania State University Press, 1997.
- Summary:
- The curiosity with which Europeans approached the New World was reflected in the writings of Italian historians, missionaries, travelers, and explorers, who described with fascination the customs of the peoples they encountered in their travels. In this study Stefania Buccini examines the representation of the Americas in Italian literature during the Age of the Enlightenment.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0271014180
- OCLC:
- 32396566
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