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The first of its kind in English, Mafia and Outlaw Stories from Italian Life and Literature is a selection of readings from Italian fiction and non-fiction writers on the subject of the Mafia. Among the renowned writers featured are Giovanni Verga, Grazia Deledda, Anna Maria Ortese, Livia De Stefani, and Silvana La Spina, as well as famous witnesses such as Felicia Impastato, Letizia Battaglia, and Rita Atria who provide personal, often terrifying testimonies about their experiences with the Mafia. It is a historically diverse examination of criminal and outlaw institutions by some of the most significant figures in Italian literature. These newly translated writings show the ways in which I...
Includes Part 1, Number 1: Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals (January - June)
". . . a welcome and fascinating contribution for all who are interested in Italian and comparative literatures and in feminine causes. Not only is it informative, but it also gives a tapestried picture of the struggle women had to further their cause, both artistic and social, in a highly patriarchal culture."World Literature Today
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Providing the most complete record possible of texts by Italian writers active after 1900, this annotated bibliography covers over 4,800 distinct editions of writings by some 1,700 Italian authors. Many entries are accompanied by useful notes that provide information on the authors, works, translators, and the reception of the translations. This book includes the works of Pirandello, Calvino, Eco, and more recently, Andrea Camilleri and Valerio Manfredi. Together with Robin Healey's Italian Literature before 1900 in English Translation, also published by University of Toronto Press in 2011, this volume makes comprehensive information on translations from Italian accessible for schools, libraries, and those interested in comparative literature.
This bibliography lists English-language translations of twentieth-century Italian literature published chiefly in book form between 1929 and 1997, encompassing fiction, poetry, plays, screenplays, librettos, journals and diaries, and correspondence.
«Attrazione e avversione: tra questi due sentimenti cresce il mal di Sicilia. Ne sono affetti isolani e stranieri, chi fugge per necessità e chi approda per caso sul triangolo compreso tra Capo Lilibeo, Capo Peloro e Capo Passero. Su questo triangolo galleggiante come una foglia nel Mediterraneo tutto è dicibile e la realtà si guarda bene dal misurarsi con il caos che la governa.» In queste pagine Francesco Terracina ricostruisce della Sicilia un'immagine inconsueta, un po' tragedia e un po' commedia, attraverso i ritratti di uomini e donne sedotti e respinti dalla singolarità di una terra che ha le dimensioni di una regione e il sentimento di una nazione. 'Mal di Sicilia' definisce la...