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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461185603321

Autore

Pelizzari Maria Antonella

Titolo

Photography and Italy [[electronic resource] /] / Maria Antonella Pelizzari

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Reaktion Books, 2011

ISBN

1-283-13368-7

9786613133687

1-86189-884-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 p.)

Collana

Exposures

Disciplina

770.945 22

779.9945

Soggetti

Photography - Italy - History

Historiography

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Photography and Italy Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; one: Modern Pictures of an Ancient World; two: Risorgimento Mythologies; three: Romance of Stone and Steel; four: Amateurs and Professionals; five: Italian Modernities; six: Postwar Narratives; seven: The Margin of the Frame; eight: Alienation and Belonging; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this beautifully illustrated book Maria Antonella Pelizzari traces the history of photography in Italy from its beginnings to the present as she guides us through the history of Italy and its ancient sites and Renaissance landmarks. Pelizzari specifically considers the role of photography in the formation of Italian national identity during times of political struggle, such as the lead up to Unification in 1860, and later in the nationalist wars of Mussolini's regime. While many Italians and foreigners- such as Fratelli Alinari or Carlo Ponti, John Ruskin or Kit Talbot-focused the