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The rhetoric of violence and sacrifice in fascist Italy : Mussolini, Gadda, Vittorini

Title
The rhetoric of violence and sacrifice in fascist Italy : Mussolini, Gadda, Vittorini / Chiara Ferrari.
Author
Ferrari, Chiara
Publication
  • Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2013]
  • ©2013

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Description
230 pages : 1 illustration; 24 cm.
Summary
In this book, Chiara Ferrari interrogates how the rhetoric of sacrifice was used by the Italian fascist regime throughout the interwar years to support its totalitarian project and its vision of an all-encompassing bond between the people and the state.
Series Statement
Toronto Italian studies
Uniform Title
Toronto Italian studies.
Subject
  • Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945 > Oratory
  • Gadda, Carlo Emilio, 1893-1973 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Vittorini, Elio, 1908-1966 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945 > Art oratoire
  • Gadda, Carlo Emilio, 1893-1973 > Critique et interprétation
  • Vittorini, Elio, 1908-1966 > Critique et interprétation
  • Sacrifice in literature
  • Sacrifice > Political aspects > Italy
  • Rhetoric > Political aspects > Italy
  • Fascism and literature > Italy
  • Violence in literature
  • Italian literature > 20th century > History and criticism
  • Sacrifice dans la littérature
  • Sacrifice > Aspect politique > Italie
  • Rhétorique > Aspect politique > Italie
  • Fascisme et littérature > Italie
  • Littérature italienne > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language (note)
  • Includes some text in Italian, followed by the English translation.
Contents
1. Discursive ritual and sacrificial presentation: the rhetoric of crisis and resolution in Fascist Italy -- 2. Sacrificial turns and their rhetorical echoes -- 3. Gadda's sacrificial topographies -- 4. The redemption of Vittorini's New Man.
Call Number
JFE 14-3142
ISBN
  • 9781442645677 (bound)
  • 1442645679 (bound)
  • 9781442613935 (pbk.)
  • 1442613939 (pbk.)
OCLC
842499894
Author
Ferrari, Chiara, author.
Title
The rhetoric of violence and sacrifice in fascist Italy : Mussolini, Gadda, Vittorini / Chiara Ferrari.
Publisher
Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2013]
Copyright Date
©2013
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Toronto Italian studies
Toronto Italian studies.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language
Includes some text in Italian, followed by the English translation.
Research Call Number
JFE 14-3142
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