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Davidson Chad <1970-> |
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From the Fire Hills / / Chad Davidson |
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Carbondale, Illinois : , : Crab Orchard Review & Southern Illinois University Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (90 p.) |
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Collana |
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Crab Orchard Series in Poetry |
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Soggetti |
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American poetry - 21st century |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; IN RAVENNA; I; THE GOTHIC LINE; VANDALS; SAN LUCA; LOVERS IN THE CAPUCHIN CRYPT; THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD; THE SCREAMING TODDLER IN SANTA MARIA NOVELLA; CONTROLLED BURN; II; AERIAL; FROM THE NEW REPUBLIC; THE LAST CRUSADE; THE GROTESQUE; SOFT COSTS; LABOR DAYS; III; WATERWALKERS; THE BARISTA OF SANT'EUSTACHIO; BELLAGIO; WINK; HOLE IN THE HEART; THE CHURCHES OF ITALY; THE NEW WORLD; IV; OSSI DI MORTO; LIMONCELLO; BLOOD ORANGE; DISPENSATION; TRUFFLE; LITTLE SHOE; SANTA MARIA IN TRASTEVERE; NATIVE; V; SURVIVAL ITALIAN; BEFORE THE BOMBING |
PANTELLERIAELEGY; THE GRIEF INDUSTRY; ANTHEM; EXILE; Other Books in the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In From the Fire Hills, poet Chad Davidson shows us an Italy that is far from the romanticized notions of sun-drenched fields and self-discovery. Instead we see a maelstrom of chaos and contradiction, a place where the frenetic pace of modernity is locked in a daily struggle with recalcitrant history. This autobiographical collection explores the myriad ways in which Italian culture survives its own parodies and evokes a modern ferocity that harkens back to Italy's barbarian past. As the narrator, rendered vulnerable by language, embarks on his journey, lines of locat |
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