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Emilio Salgari
Who created the most famous Southeast Asian hero during the heyday of imperialism and colonialism? Who inaugurated with The Mysteries of the Black Jungle over a century long link uniting the Italian imaginary to the Indian one? Who envisioned the most celebrated interracial love stories of world literature, those between Sandokan, leader of the Tigers of Mompracem, and Marianna, the Pearl of Labuan, between Tremal-Naik, the Bengali snake catcher, and Ada, the Virgin of Kali’s temple at the time of the British Raj? Who defined the Caribbean as a symbolic trope of plunder and rebellion through the melancholic viewpoint of the Black Corsair and the forsaken love for his enemy’s daughter? Wh...
Teaching Freedom
Starting in the early 1900s, male and female elementary schoolteachers in Italy gained increasing awareness of the role of social workers in the fight against illiteracy and in creating civic consciousness based on widespread, qualified education. In 1900, the Unione Magistrale (the Teachers Association) was founded; in 1919, the Sindacato Magistrale (the Italian Teachers Union, a member of the General Confederation of Labor) was created. Inevitably, some of these teachers, firmly convinced of their duty, opposed fascism which, from the moment it originated, aimed at creating obedient boys who were loyal to fascist doctrine and trained in warfare, and girls ready to become the mothers and wi...
The Rhinoceros of South Asia
The rhinoceros is an iconic animal. Three species once inhabited South Asia, two of which disappeared over a century ago. This survey aims to reconstruct the historical distribution of these large mammals resulting in new maps showing the extent of their occurrences. Thousands of sources varied in time and nature are used to study the interactions between man and rhinoceros. The text is supported by over 700 illustrations and 38 maps showing the importance of the rhinoceros in the scientific and cultural fabric of Asia and beyond.
Italian Science Fiction
This book explores Italian science fiction from 1861, the year of Italy’s unification, to the present day, focusing on how this genre helped shape notions of Otherness and Normalness. In particular, Italian Science Fiction draws upon critical race studies, postcolonial theory, and feminist studies to explore how migration, colonialism, multiculturalism, and racism have been represented in genre film and literature. Topics include the role of science fiction in constructing a national identity; the representation and self-representation of “alien” immigrants in Italy; the creation of internal “Others,” such as southerners and Roma; the intersections of gender and race discrimination; and Italian science fiction’s transnational dialogue with foreign science fiction. This book reveals that though it is arguably a minor genre in Italy, science fiction offers an innovative interpretive angle for rethinking Italian history and imagining future change in Italian society.
I Misteri di Bianca Cappello
Nel 1546 nasceva a Venezia Bianca Cappello. Una giovane e bellissima fanciulla patrizia che, dall’isolamento impostole dalla matrigna nel grande palazzo di famiglia, fuggì sedicenne a Firenze, ingravidata da un giovane plebeo toscano che si rivelò presto falso e infedele. Bianca riuscì a risorgere dalla sua condizione infelice, fiorì ulteriormente in bellezza arrivando a conquistare per sempre il cuore del principe della Toscana, Francesco I de’ Medici, che la sposò nel 1578. Durante il suo governo di nove anni da Granduchessa di Toscana, assieme al marito Francesco, abbellì Firenze e la Toscana con opere d’arte, palazzi, ville e giardini, ammirati tutt’oggi. Come una moderna i...
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La televisione dell’Ottocento: i vittoriani sullo schermo italiano
Che cosa accomuna la contestazione giovanile a The Pickwick Papers di Dickens? Perché alcuni romanzi di Conrad furono sceneggiati proprio durante gli “anni di piombo”? Vanity Fair di Thackeray è un libro che anticipa le istanze del femminismo? Come riesce Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde a parlare a un pubblico sempre diverso nel corso degli anni? E infine, Riusciranno i nostri eroi può essere interpretato come una riflessione sull’impresa coloniale italiana e, al tempo stesso, come una versione filmica di Heart of Darkness? A questa e ad altre domande risponde il presente studio sugli adattamenti di alcuni classici vittoriani in Italia, utilizzando approcci d’indagine diversi (ma complementari) quali l’analisi testuale, la riflessione culturologica e gli adaptation studies. Nel libro la storia degli ultimi decenni è riletta attraverso il filtro offerto dalle traduzioni audiovisive di importanti romanzi inglesi del XIX secolo, mostrando come la grande letteratura del passato riesca sempre a dialogare con il (nostro) presente.
