Allegories of contamination : Pier Paolo Pasolini's Trilogy of life / Patrick Rumble.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Rumble, Patrick Allen, 1963- author.

Series:

• Toronto Italian studies.
• Toronto Italian Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Decameron (Motion picture).
• Racconti di Canterbury (Motion picture).
• Fiore delle mille e una notte (Motion picture).
• Pasolini, Pier Paolo, 1922-1975--Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 1996.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Rumble offers a comparative study based on the concept of 'aesthetic contamination, ' which is fundamental to the understanding of Pasolini's poetics.

Contents:

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Pasolini regista civile
• 2. Allegories of Contamination in the Trilogy of Life
• 3. Pasolini's Ironic Recantation: The 'Abiura dalla Trilogia della vita'
• 4. Framing Boccaccio: Pasolini's Adaptation of the Decameron
• 5. Afterword: Homosexualities, the Sacred, and the Paying of Debts
• Notes
• Appendix: Film Credits and Synopses
• Pasolini Filmography
• Bibliography
• Index

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

• 1-4426-5602-6
• 1-4426-2346-2

OCLC:

903441234