Photography and Italy [[electronic resource] /] / Maria Antonella Pelizzari

• Autore: Pelizzari Maria Antonella
• Pubblicazione: London, : Reaktion Books, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (190 p.)
• Disciplina: 770.945 22; 779.9945
• Soggetto topico: Photography - Italy - History; Historiography
• 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: Photography and Italy Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; one: Modern Pictures of an Ancient World; two: Risorgimento Mythologies; three: Romance of Stone and Steel; four: Amateurs and Professionals; five: Italian Modernities; six: Postwar Narratives; seven: The Margin of the Frame; eight: Alienation and Belonging; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this beautifully illustrated book Maria Antonella Pelizzari traces the history of photography in Italy from its beginnings to the present as she guides us through the history of Italy and its ancient sites and Renaissance landmarks. Pelizzari specifically considers the role of photography in the formation of Italian national identity during times of political struggle, such as the lead up to Unification in 1860, and later in the nationalist wars of Mussolini's regime. While many Italians and foreigners- such as Fratelli Alinari or Carlo Ponti, John Ruskin or Kit Talbot-focused the
• Titolo autorizzato: Photography and Italy
• ISBN: 1-283-13368-7; 9786613133687; 1-86189-884-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461185603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Exposures (London, England)