03797nam 2200745 450 991046421830332120200520144314.01-4426-9911-610.3138/9781442699113(CKB)3710000000056748(EBL)3289195(SSID)ssj0001080300(PQKBManifestationID)11585077(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001080300(PQKBWorkID)11069930(PQKB)10285681(CEL)438811(OCoLC)863054145(CaBNVSL)slc00233393(MiAaPQ)EBC3289195(MiAaPQ)EBC4673011(DE-B1597)465201(OCoLC)979596346(DE-B1597)9781442699113(Au-PeEL)EBL4673011(CaPaEBR)ebr11258660(EXLCZ)99371000000005674820160926h20132013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe mirage of America in contemporary Italian literature and film /Barbara AlfanoToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2013.©20131 online resource (199 p.)Toronto Italian Studies1-4426-4405-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Wandering Subjects -- 2. America Ubiqua -- 3. On a Trip to America: The "I" Travels -- 4. American Arcadia -- 5. Historicizing the Dream: A Documented Eye on America -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index of Names and TitlesThe 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. In this study, Barbara Alfano looks at the ways in which the individuals portrayed in these works - and the intellectuals who created them - confront the cultural construct of the American myth. As Alfano demonstrates, this myth is an integral part of Italians' discourse to define themselves culturally - in essence, Italian intellectuals talk about America often for the purpose of talking about Italy.The book draws attention to the importance of Italian literature and film as explorations of an individual's ethics, and to how these productions allow for functioning across cultures. It thus differentiates itself from other studies on the subject that aim at establishing the relevance and influence of American culture on Italian twentieth-century artistic representations.Toronto Italian studies.Italian fiction20th centuryHistory and criticismItalian fiction21st centuryHistory and criticismItalian literatureAmerican influencesMotion picturesItalyHistory and criticismMotion pictures, ItalianHistory and criticismUnited StatesIn literatureUnited StatesIn motion picturesElectronic books.Italian fictionHistory and criticism.Italian fictionHistory and criticism.Italian literatureAmerican influences.Motion picturesHistory and criticism.Motion pictures, ItalianHistory and criticism.853.009/3273Alfano Barbara890530MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464218303321The mirage of America in contemporary Italian literature and film1989245UNINA