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):

Pasolini, Pier Paolo, 1922-1975--Criticism and interpretation.

Pasolini, Pier Paolo.

Decameron (Motion picture).

Racconti di Canterbury (Motion picture).

Fiore delle mille e una notte (Motion picture).

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