03122nam 2200637 450 991046504040332120200520144314.01-61147-655-0(CKB)3710000000077511(EBL)1579880(SSID)ssj0001083603(PQKBManifestationID)12419003(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001083603(PQKBWorkID)11021870(PQKB)11486791(MiAaPQ)EBC1579880(Au-PeEL)EBL1579880(CaPaEBR)ebr10818910(CaONFJC)MIL551570(OCoLC)868701892(EXLCZ)99371000000007751120130924h20142014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRe-reading Italian Americana specificities and generalities on literature and criticism /Anthony Julian TamburriMadison [New Jersey] :Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,[2014]©20141 online resource (200 p.)Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in Italian studiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-61147-908-8 1-61147-654-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; I: Preliminaries; 1 The Italian/American Writer in "Exile" at Home, Abroad, Wherever!; II: Specificities of Reading Prose; 2 Pietro di Donato's Christ in Concrete; 3 Mario Puzo's The Fortunate Pilgrim; 4 Luigi Barzini Jr.; III: Specificities of Reading Poetry; 5 Joseph Tusiani's Gente Mia; 6 Rina Ferrarelli's The Bread We Ate; 7 Maria Mazziotti Gillan's Where I Come From; IV: (In)Conclusions; 8 Beyond "Pizza" and "Nonna"!; Bibliography; Index; About the AuthorRe-reading Italian Americana broadens the scope of Italian/American literary criticism by investigating the work of six authors and the degree to which they successfully represent Italian Americana in their prose or poetry. Highlighting the work of Pietro di Donato, Mario Puzo, Luigi Barzini, Joseph Tusiani, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, and Rina Ferrarelli, this book examines the current state of analysis dedicated to this topic and its reception both in the United States and in Italy. American literatureItalian American authorsHistory and criticismAmerican literatureItalian influencesItalian AmericansIntellectual lifeItalian Americans in literatureElectronic books.American literatureItalian American authorsHistory and criticism.American literatureItalian influences.Italian AmericansIntellectual life.Italian Americans in literature.810.9/851Tamburri Anthony Julian326551MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465040403321Re-reading Italian Americana1982072UNINA