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Tennessee Williams and Italy: A Transcultural Perspective
Alessandro Clericuzio
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Description for Tennessee Williams and Italy: A Transcultural Perspective
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
This book reveals for the first time the import of a huge network of connections between Tennessee Williams and the country closest to his heart, Italy. America's most thought-provoking playwright loved Italy more than any other country outside the US and was deeply influenced by its culture for most of his life. Anna Magnani's film roles in the 1940s, Italian Neo-realist cinema, the theatre of Eduardo De Filippo, as well as the actual experience of Italian life and culture during his long stays in the country were some of the elements shaping his ... Read more
This book reveals for the first time the import of a huge network of connections between Tennessee Williams and the country closest to his heart, Italy. America's most thought-provoking playwright loved Italy more than any other country outside the US and was deeply influenced by its culture for most of his life. Anna Magnani's film roles in the 1940s, Italian Neo-realist cinema, the theatre of Eduardo De Filippo, as well as the actual experience of Italian life and culture during his long stays in the country were some of the elements shaping his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Condition
New
Number of Pages
225
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319319261
SKU
V9783319319261
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Ref
99-15
About Alessandro Clericuzio
Alessandro Clericuzio teaches American Literature at the University of Perugia, Italy, where he has also taught courses on Italian Theatre and Comparative Drama. He has published books and essays in the fields of Film Studies, American Literature and Queer Studies.
Reviews for Tennessee Williams and Italy: A Transcultural Perspective
The volume is mandatory reading for anyone interested in the international reception of post-World War II American writers and the beginnings of what has become the hegemony of international American culture. (S. E. Gontarski, Modern Drama, Vol. 61 (1), 2018) Alessandro Clericuzio's transcultural study not only fills gaps in our knowledge about the particulars of ... Read more