The Italian in Modernity
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The Italian in Modernity

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The Italian in Modernity

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In this study, Robert Casillo and John Paul Russo look at both Italy and Italian America to explore the paradoxical representation of Italy as the originator of modernity that has resisted many modern tendencies.

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Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Year
2017
ISBN
9781442687073
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Italian History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. 1 Stendhal and Italy
  4. 2 The Unbroken Charm: New Englanders in Italy
  5. 3 Isle of the Dead
  6. 4 From Italophilia to Italophobia: Italian Americans in the Gilded Age
  7. 5 Puccini’s American Theme
  8. 6 ‘To Die Is Not Enough!’: Hemingway and D’Annunzio
  9. 7 The Hidden Godfather: Plenitude and Absence in Coppola’s Trilogy
  10. 8 The Representation of Italian Americans in American Cinema: From the Silent Film to The Godfather
  11. Notes
  12. Index