The revolt of the scribe in modern Italian literature / / Thomas E. Peterson

• Autore: Peterson Thomas E (Thomas Erling)
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2010; ©2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (368 p.)
• Disciplina: 850.9/008
• Soggetto topico: Italian literature - 19th century - History and criticism; Italian literature - 20th century - History and criticism; Authorship - Social aspects - Italy - History - 19th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE: The Legacy of the Poeta Vate -- 1. Justice, Modesty, and Compassion in Ugo Foscolo's Ajace -- 2. Paradoxical Romanticism: Alessandro Manzoni's Il Cinque maggio -- 3. Pascolian Intertexts in the Lyric Poetry of Attilio Bertolucci -- 4. The Ethics and Pathos of Giuseppe Ungaretti's 'Ragioni d'una poesia' -- 5. Diego Valeri: A Classic Poet in the Modern Era -- PART TWO: Roads to Rome: The Feminine Voice -- 6. The Typological Journey of Grazia Deledda's Canne al vento -- 7. Iconicity and Social Thought in Elsa Morante's 'Lo scialle andaluso' -- 8. Of the Barony: Anna Banti and the Time of Decision -- 9. The Religious Experimentalism of Amelia Rosselli -- PART THREE: Peripheral Novelists and the Problem of Evil -- 10. From Z to A: Italo Svevo's Corto viaggio sentimentale -- 11. The Pains of the Prophet: Guido Morselli and the Problem of Evil -- 12. Vasco Pratolini's Il quartiere as a Calque of Purgatorio -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Revolt of the Scribe in Modern Italian Literature offers a perceptive re-assessment of Italian literary culture, focusing on the nature of modernity through the literature of those who revolt against established norms and expectations. By exploring selected works from authors such as Deledda, Foscolo, Ungaretti, Bertolucci, and Valeri, Thomas E. Peterson considers the categories of vatic poetry, the feminine voice, and the writings of those situated on Italy's cultural periphery. As practitioners of literary Italian, Peterson argues that these authors are conscious of their role in preserving both language and tradition during a period of great upheaval and national transformation. At the same time, they use their writings to move towards change, combat alienation, and reconfigure the self in relation to the community. In treating the act of authorship in terms of its cultural and didactic significance, Peterson successfully bridges the gap between traditional literary critical monographs and the trend toward cultural studies.
• Titolo autorizzato: The revolt of the scribe in modern Italian literature
• ISBN: 1-4426-8617-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458427403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Toronto Italian studies.