Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Peterson, Thomas E. (Thomas Erling)

Publication

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, c2010.

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Description

viii, 359 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

• "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."--pub. desc.

Series Statement

[Toronto Italian studies]

Uniform Title

Toronto Italian studies.

Subject

• Italian literature > 19th century > History and criticism
• Italian literature > 20th century > History and criticism
• Authorship > Social aspects > History > Italy > 19th century
• Authorship > Social aspects > History > Italy > 20th century
• Literature and society > Italy > History > 19th century
• Literature and society > Italy > History > 20th century

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-349) and index.

Language (note)

• Includes some text in Italian.

Contents

Justice, Modesty, and Compassion in Ugo Foscolo's Ajace -- Paradoxical Romanticism: Alessandro Manzoni's Il Cinque maggio -- Pascolian Intertexts in the Lyric Poetry of Attilio Bertolucci -- The Ethics and Pathos of Giuseppe Ungarett's 'Ragioni d'una poesia' -- Diego Valeri: A Classic Poet in the Modern Era -- The Typological Journey of Grazia Deledda's Canne al vento -- Iconicity and Social Thought in Elsa Morante's 'Lo scialle andaluso' -- Of the Barony: Anna Banti and the Time of Decision -- The Religious Experimentalism of Amelia Rosselli -- From Z to A: Italo Svevo's Corto viaggio sentimentale -- The Pains of the Prophet: Guido Morselli and the Problem of Evil -- Vasco Pratolini's Il quartiere as a Calque of Purgatorio

Call Number

JFE 10-6056

ISBN

• 9781442640894
• 1442640898

LCCN

2010281725

OCLC

466659604

Author

Peterson, Thomas E. (Thomas Erling)

Title

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

Imprint

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, c2010.

Series

[Toronto Italian studies]

Toronto Italian studies.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-349) and index.

Language

Includes some text in Italian.

Research Call Number

JFE 10-6056