Approaches to teaching the works of Italo Calvino / edited by Franco Ricci.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ricci, Franco, 1953- editor.

Series:

Approaches to teaching world literature ; 125.

Approaches to teaching world literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Calvino, Italo--Study and teaching.

Calvino, Italo.

Calvino, Italo--Criticism and interpretation.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

vi, 159 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : The Modern Language Association of America, 2013.

Summary:

"Italo Calvino, whose works reflect the major literary and cultural trends of the second half of the twentieth century, is known for his imagination, humor, and technical virtuosity. ... Given the range of his writing, teaching Calvino can seem a daunting task. This volume aims to help instructors develop creative and engaging classroom strategies. Part 1, "Materials," presents an overview of Calvino's writings, nearly all of which are available in English translation, as well as critical works and online resources. The essays in part 2, "Approaches," focus on general themes and cultural contexts, address theoretical issues, and provide practical classroom applications. Contributors describe strategies for teaching Calvino that are as varied as his writings, whether having students study narrative theory through If on a winter's night a traveler, explore literary genre with Cosmicomics, improve their writing using Six Memos for the Next Millennium, or read Mr. Palomar in a general education humanities course." -- Publisher website.

Contents:

Part One: Materials / Franco Ricci

The instructor's library

Works by Italo Calvino. Primary texts ; Translations in English

Calvino and the Internet / Andrea Dini

Part Two: Approaches. Introduction

Historical contexts. The figure of the intellectual in Calvino's early fiction / Eugenio Bolongaro

Calvino's essays / JoAnn Cannon

Calvino's scientific humanism / Guy P. Raffa

Intellectual contexts. Open encyclopedias : teaching Calvino's works from a comparative perspective / Anna Botta

From fiction to theories : Calvino's art of narration and literary theories / Rocco Capozzi

Proceed with caution : teaching symbolism and intertextuality in Calvino's fantasy novels / Andrew Martino

Autobiography, history, and writing in Calvino : toward an ethics of the subject / Massimo Lollini

Readerly expectations : identification and fantasy in Calvino's experimental fiction / Robert Rushing

Reading Calvino's women / Carol Lazzaro-Weis

Classroom contexts. Why read Calvino? What we tell our Italian language and literature students / Natasha V. Chang

Reading, writing, desire, and closure : teaching Calvino to undergraduates in Italian / Julia M. Cozzarelli

Teaching Il castello dei destini incrociati : an intuitive approach / Rita Gagliano

Calvino, translations, and translatability / Giulia Guarnieri

Teaching Calvino in creative writing classes / John Domini

Using Mr. Palomar to question received truths in a general education course in the humanities / Joseph Francese

Through the eyes of another : text as visual representation / Susan Rogers

The invisible monster : Calvino and the contemporary city / Dean Swinford

"Then she saw the surprise" : teaching writing with Six memos for the next millennium and Difficult loves / Douglas Basford.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781603291231

1603291237

9781603291248

1603291245

OCLC:

840937181