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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780527203321

Autore

Leake Elizabeth

Titolo

The reinvention of Ignazio Silone / / Elizabeth Leake

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2003

©2003

ISBN

1-281-99439-1

9786611994396

1-4426-8218-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Toronto Italian Studies

Disciplina

853/.912

Soggetti

LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Italian

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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

Introduction: Il caso Silone -- Silone and the Fascists -- Silone and the Symptom: 'Viaggio a Parigi' -- Torn Loyalties: Fontamara -- Consummatum est: Pane e vino -- Past Imperfect: Critical (Self- ) Revisions.

Sommario/riassunto

"In 1996, Ignazio Silone, one of the most beloved folk heroes of the Italian Left, a novelist and high-ranking Communist Party member, was unmasked as a secret supporter of the Fascist movement. The discovery sparked a highly emotional response among scholars and the press in Italy and beyond, with reactions ranging from intense debate to disbelief." "Clearly written and carefully argued, this work will appeal to a wide readership, including those interested in the history of the Left and in literary criticism, as well as scholars of Italian history, literature, and politics."--Jacket.