Casillo / Russo The Italian in Modernity

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4426-8707-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 880 Seiten

Reihe: Toronto Italian Studies

In this study, Robert Casillo and John Paul Russo look at both Italy and Italian America to explore the paradoxical representation of Italy as the originator of modernity that has resisted many modern tendencies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Casillo, Robert

Russo, John Paul

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

- Stendhal and Italy


- Is Italy Civilized?

- After the Grand Tour: Leisure, Tourism, and their Discontents


- The Unbroken Charm: New Englanders in Italy

- Isle of the Dead

- From Italophilia to Italophobia in the Gilded Age

- Puccini's American Theme

- "To Die Is Not Enough!" Hemingway and D'Annunzio

- The Hidden Godfather: Plenitude and Absence in Coppola's Trilogy

- The Representation of Italian Americans in American Cinema: From the Silent Film to The Godfather

Index

Über Autor(innen)

CasilloRobert:
Robert Casillo is a professor in the Department of English at the University of Miami.RussoJohn Paul:
John Paul Russo is a professor in the Departments of English and Classics at the University of Miami.