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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810789003321

Autore

Alfano Barbara

Titolo

The mirage of America in contemporary Italian literature and film / / Barbara Alfano

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-4426-9912-4

1-4426-9911-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Collana

Toronto Italian Studies

Disciplina

853.009/3273

Soggetti

Italian fiction - 20th century - History and criticism

Italian fiction - 21st century - History and criticism

Italian literature - American influences

Motion pictures - Italy - History and criticism

Motion pictures, Italian - History and criticism

United States In literature

United States In motion pictures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Wandering subjects -- America ubiqua -- On a trip to America : the "I" travels -- American Arcadia -- Historicizing the dream : a documented eye on America -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

The Mirage of America in Contemporary Italian Literature and Film explores the use of images associated with the United States in Italian novels and films released between the 1980s and the 2000s.