Politics and Society in Italian Crime Fiction : an Historical Overview / Barbara Pezzotti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pezzotti, Barbara, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Detective and mystery stories, Italian--History and criticism.

Detective and mystery stories, Italian.

Italian fiction--History and criticism.

Italian fiction.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

viii, 234 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

Summary:

"This first English work comprehensively spans the history of Italian crime fiction genre from its origins to the most recent writers. The author examines ways in which Italian crime fiction has articulated the social and political changes of the country and ways in which individual authors exploit the genre to reflect the social transformations and dysfunctions of Italy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Italian Crime Fiction from Its Origins to Fascism

1 Giallo Between Social Criticism and Propaganda 9

2 Augusto De Angelis 25

Part II Italian Crime Fiction from the 1950s to the 1970s

3 The Gumshoe Gets Political 41

4 Giorgio Scerbanenco 58

5 Leonardo Sciascia 75

6 Loriano Macchiavelli 94

Part III Italian Crime Fiction from the 1980s to the 2000s

7 The Sleuth Versus Berlusconi 113

8 Andrea Camilleri 136

9 Massimo Carlotto 152

10 Marcello Fois 167.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786476527

0786476524

OCLC:

849205017