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Women, Enjoyment, and the Defense of Virtue in Boccaccio’s Decameron
From the premise that Boccaccio writes the Decameron as a go-between to aid women in love to endure the melancholy that love causes them, this book analyzes how, in the parallel world of the narration, Boccaccio's female characters employ storytelling as the "honest" entertainment with which to bani... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2015 -
Italy and the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean has always loomed large in the history and culture of Italy, and since the 1980s this relationship has been represented in ever more varied forms as both national and regional identities have evolved within a globalized context. This interdisciplinary volume puts Italian artists (... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2013 -
John Fante's Ask the Dust: A Joining of Voices and Views (Critical Studies in Italian America)
by Daniel Gardner • Stephen Cooper • Nathan Rabin • Charles Bukowski • John Fante • Ryan Holiday • Valerio Ferme • Teresa Fiore • Robert Guffey • Joel Williams • Miriam Amico • Giovanna Di Lello • Philippe Garnier • Jan Louter • Chiara Mazzucchelli • Meagan Meylor • J’aime Morrison • Alan Rifkin • Suzanne Roszak • Danny Shain • Robert TowneThis volume assembles for the first time a staggering multiplicity of reflections and readings of John Fante’s 1939 classic, Ask the Dust, a true testament to the work’s present and future impact.The contributors to this work—writers, critics, fans, scholars, screenwriters, directors, and others—ana... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2020