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Utopia and Dystopia in Postwar Italian Literature
Daniele Fioretti
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Description for Utopia and Dystopia in Postwar Italian Literature
Hardback. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 421.
This book is about the presence of utopian and dystopian elements in the Italian literary landscape. It focuses on four authors that are representatives of the various positions in the Italian cultural debate: Pasolini, Calvino, Sanguineti, and Volponi. What did concepts like utopia and dystopia mean for these authors? Is it possible to separate utopia from dystopia? What is the role of science fiction in this debate? This book answers these questions, proposing an original interpretation of utopia and of the social role of literature. The book also takes into consideration four of the most influential literary journals in Italy: ... Read more
This book is about the presence of utopian and dystopian elements in the Italian literary landscape. It focuses on four authors that are representatives of the various positions in the Italian cultural debate: Pasolini, Calvino, Sanguineti, and Volponi. What did concepts like utopia and dystopia mean for these authors? Is it possible to separate utopia from dystopia? What is the role of science fiction in this debate? This book answers these questions, proposing an original interpretation of utopia and of the social role of literature. The book also takes into consideration four of the most influential literary journals in Italy: ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Series
Italian and Italian American Studies
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319465524
SKU
V9783319465524
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About Daniele Fioretti
Daniele Fioretti teaches at Miami University, USA. He holds a Dottorato di Ricerca from the Università di Firenze and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has published a collection of letters from Paolo Volponi to Pier Paolo Pasolini: Paolo Volponi, Scrivo a te come guardandomi allo specchio. Lettere a Pasolini 1954-1975 (2009). He also co-edited Il romanzo di ... Read more
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