The Cambridge History of Italian Literature
2nd Edition
- Editors:
- Peter Brand, University of Edinburgh
- Lino Pertile, Harvard University, Massachusetts
- Date Published: September 1999
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521666220
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Italy possesses one of the richest and most influential literatures of Europe, stretching back to the thirteenth century. This substantial history of Italian literature provides a comprehensive survey of Italian writing since its earliest origins. Leading scholars describe and assess the work of writers who have contributed to the Italian literary tradition, including Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio, the Renaissance humanists, Machiavelli, Ariosto and Tasso, pioneers and practitioners of commedia dell'arte and opera, and the contemporary novelists Calvino and Eco. The Cambridge History of Italian Literature sets out to be accessible to the general reader as well as to students and scholars: translations are provided, along with a map, chronological chart and substantial bibliographies.
Read more- Highly acclaimed history of the entire corpus of Italian literature
- Accessibly written by a team of top international scholars to provide essential information and a valuable synthesis of scholarship
- Extensive reference features include map, chronology of literary, cultural and political events (12pp.), bibliographies (67pp.) and substantial index (28pp.)
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'There is no doubt that the present splendid volume … is likely to remain unrivalled for many years to come for width of coverage, richness of detail, and elegance of presentation.' Modern Language Review
See more reviews'Admire the scholarship that gives the general reader an accessible but substantial history of Italian literature from its beginnings right up to Umberto Eco and Antonio Tabucchi.' The Guardian
'All 19 authors write interestingly, even entertainingly. Their individual judgements and opinions are well grounded and well argued. I have rarely found an academic work so very easy and pleasant to read, and so immediately convincing … Editors, authors and Cambridge University Press alike have every right to be proud of their immaculate creation, surely bound to become a standard work of reference.' Reference Reviews
'The emphasis falls on providing clear, succinct exposition, with interpretation and commentary of the sort that will win the consent of the professionals and provide valid orientation for the student.' The Times Literary Supplement
'Some of the top Italian scholars from Britain, America and Australia have combined to write a truly historical and detailed survey of Italian literature … providing accurate information, valid and well-documented historical and critical assessments, select but essential bibliographies and a valuable chronology setting political, literary and other cultural events (cinema included) in their framework … This History, thanks to its lucidity, its accuracy and the thoroughness of its information, is now, and will remain for many years to come, the outstanding medium for the diffusion across the world of the great spiritual heritage which Italian letters have bequeathed to civilisation.' Il Sole 24 Ore: Domenica
'… a welcome addition to Italian studies … The helpful map of Italy, the copious selected bibliography of English and Italian work are the final touches ensuring that this work long will remain an invaluable guide for its primary audience, the English-speaking academic and general reader.' Choice
'Anyone who is teaching, or taking survey courses on the history of Italian literature or on Italian culture and civilisation, in English, will greatly appreciate having an anthology that covers not only the major authors but also the principal literary and artistic currents … an indispensable tool … both teachers and students who need to study authors and major works from the days of Frederick the II (in the 1200s) to the present. … Readers will appreciate the concise but highly informative Chronology Tables (twelve pages) that serve as a guide and as a historical and cultural frame for the anthology. Moreover, the sixty-seven pages of bibliography that accompany the anthology should also prove to be of great help in suggesting further readings for undergraduate students … One should expect to find the volume in every library.' World Literature Today
'… a must for specialists and all reference libraries.' Biblothèque d'Humanisme et Renaissance
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- Edition: 2nd Edition
- Date Published: September 1999
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521666220
- length: 736 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 153 x 38 mm
- weight: 1.143kg
- contains: 1 map 1 table
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Map
Chronology
Part I. Origins and Duecento:
1. The earliest evidence Jonathan Usher
2. Poetry Jonathan Usher
3. Prose Jonathan Usher
Part II. The Trecento:
4. Dante Lino Pertile
5. Boccaccio Pamela D. Stewart
6. Petrarch John Took
7. Minor writers Steven Botterill
Part III. The Quattrocento:
8. Humanism Letizia Panizza
9. Power, patronage and literary associations Letizia Panizza
10. Literature in the vernacular Letizia Panizza
Part IV. The Cinquecento:
11. Prose Brian Richardson
12. Narrative poetry Peter Marinelli
 13. Lyric poetry Anthony Oldcorn
14. Theatre Richard Andrews
Part V. The Seicento: Poetry, Philosophy and Science:
15. The Baroque Paulo Cherchi
16. Lyric poetry Paulo Cherchi
17. Mock-epic poetry and satire Paulo Cherchi
18. Treatises Paulo Cherchi
Part VI. Narrative Prose and Theatre:
19. Narrative prose Albert N. Mancini
20. Theatre Albert N. Mancini
21. Opera David Kimbell
Part VII. The Settecento:
22. The first half of the Settecento Franco Fido
23. The theatre from Metastasio to Goldoni Franco Fido
24. Opera David Kimbell
25. The Enlightenment and Parini Franco Fido
26. Alfieri and pre-Romanticism Franco Fido
Part VIII. The Age of Romanticism (1800–1870):
27. The Romantic controversy Giovanni Carsaniga
28. Monti Giovanni Carsaniga
29. Foscolo Giovanni Carsaniga
30. Leopardi Giovanni Carsaniga
31. Manzoni and the novel Giovanni Carsaniga
32. Other novelists and posts of the Risorgimento Giovanni Carsaniga
33. Opera since 1800 David Kimbell
Part IX. The Literature of United Italy (1870–1910):
34. Writer and society in the new Italy Robert Dombroski
35. Pirandello Felicity Firth
Part X. The Rise and Fall of Fascism (1910–45):
36. Poetry and the avant-garde Robert Dombroski
37. Philosophy and literature from Croce to Gramsci Robert Dombroski
38. The novel Robert Dombroski
Part XI. The Aftermath of the War (1945–56):
39. After the Liberation John Gatt-Rutter
40. Neo-realism John Gatt-Rutter
41. History and the poets John Gatt-Rutter
Part XII. Contemporary Italy (since 1956):
42. The late 1950s and the 1960s Michael Caesar
43. The 1970s Michael Caesar
44. The 1980s Michael Caesar
Bibliography
Index.
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