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Barbara Alfano - Miracle Of America Contemporary Ital/lit - 9781442644052 - V9781442644052
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Miracle Of America Contemporary Ital/lit

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Description for Miracle Of America Contemporary Ital/lit Hardback. The Mirage of America in Contemporary Italian Literature and Film explores the use of images associated with the United States in Italian novels and films released between the 1980s and the 2000s. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; 2ADT; APFA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.

The Mirage of America in Contemporary Italian Literature and Film explores the use of images associated with the United States in Italian novels and films released between the 1980s and the 2000s. In this study, Barbara Alfano looks at the ways in which the individuals portrayed in these works – and the intellectuals who created them – confront the cultural construct of the American myth. As Alfano demonstrates, this myth is an integral part of Italians’ discourse to define themselves culturally – in essence, Italian intellectuals talk about America often for the purpose of talking about Italy.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
Toronto Italian Studies
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442644052
SKU
V9781442644052
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About Barbara Alfano
Barbara Alfano is a member of the faculty in Italian at Bennington College.

Reviews for Miracle Of America Contemporary Ital/lit
‘The Mirage of America is not only a valuable reading for academics but also an enriching experience for non-academics.’
Serena Formica
Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies – vol 4:1:2016

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