Mapping Post-War Italian Literature : Boom and Aftermath (1956-1979).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brecciaroli, Giulia.

Series:

Imlr Bks.

Imlr Bks. ; v.18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Italian literature--20th century.

Italian literature.

Urbanization in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : University of London Press, 2025.

Summary:

In the aftermath of the reconstruction period immediately after the Second World War, Italy experienced an unprecedented and unexpected phase of economic development, which transformed it from a traditionally agrarian and impoverished country into one of Europe's most industrialized nations.

Contents:

Cover

Halftitle Page

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgements

Note to the Reader

Introduction

1. Authoritarian City: Milan and Turin for Luciano Bianciardi and Paolo Volponi

2. Uncanny City: Milan and Turin in the Crime Novels of Giorgio Scerbanenco and Fruttero & Lucentini

3. The Northern Italian Province in Natalia Ginzburg’s Le voci della sera

4. Post-War Italian Travel Writing: Piovene, Ortese, Arbasino

Conclusion

Bibliography

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ISBN:

0-85457-285-6

1-915249-67-8

OCLC:

1523369844