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Making the Italians: Poetics and Politics of Italian Children´s Fantasy
Lindsay Myers
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Italian children's literature has a diverse and unusual tradition of fantasy. With the exception of Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio, however, it has remained almost entirely unknown outside of Italy. Why is it that Italian children's fantasy has remained such a well-kept secret? How `international' is the term `fantasy', and to what extent has its development been influenced by local as well as global factors? Cross-cultural and cross-linguistic research into this neglected area is essential if we are to enrich our understanding of this important literary genre. This book charts the history and evolution of Italian children's fantasy, from its ... Read more
Italian children's literature has a diverse and unusual tradition of fantasy. With the exception of Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio, however, it has remained almost entirely unknown outside of Italy. Why is it that Italian children's fantasy has remained such a well-kept secret? How `international' is the term `fantasy', and to what extent has its development been influenced by local as well as global factors? Cross-cultural and cross-linguistic research into this neglected area is essential if we are to enrich our understanding of this important literary genre. This book charts the history and evolution of Italian children's fantasy, from its ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verlag Peter Lang
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
251
Place of Publication
Pieterlen, Switzerland
ISBN
9783039113613
SKU
V9783039113613
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About Lindsay Myers
Lindsay Myers lectures in Italian and children's literature at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Her research interests include nineteenth and twentieth-century Italian children's literature and culture, fantasy literature, comparative children's literature and children's film.
Reviews for Making the Italians: Poetics and Politics of Italian Children´s Fantasy
This book is set to become an indispensable secondary text for Anglophone students of Italian children's literature. (Pat Pinsent, The Journal of Children's Literature Studies 8, 2012/2) `Making the Italians' provides an invaluable contribution to the field of Italian children's literary criticism; it also has the potential to truly engage readers whose scholarly interests lie within ... Read more