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Fragments of impegno : interpretations of commitment in contemporary Italian narrative, 1980-2000 / Jennifer Burns.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burns, Jennifer.
- Series:
- Italian perspectives 1464-1879 ; 9.
- Italian perspectives, 1464-1879 ; 9
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Italian fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- Italian fiction.
- Italian fiction--20th century--Political aspects.
- Politics in fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 204 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leeds, UK : Northern Universities Press, 2001.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The impegno Debate of the Early Post-War Period 13
- Chapter 2 The 1970s: Fault Lines in impegno 39
- Chapter 3 Antonio Tabucchi: The Politics of Suggestion 61
- Chapter 4 Fabrizia Ramondino: The Politics of Identity 81
- Chapter 5 Andrea De Carlo: giovane narratore 101
- Chapter 6 Pier Vittorio Tondelli: A Different Approach 117
- Chapter 7 Silvia Ballestra: Irony and Anthropology 139
- Chapter 8 Immigrant Writing in Italian: A Fragile Enterprise 159
- Conclusion: Piecing Together the Fragments 181.
- Notes:
- Reworking of the author's thesis (D. Phil.--University of Oxford, 1998).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [191]-201) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1902653378
- OCLC:
- 49328824
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