Author: Richard GarnettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Italian literature
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
A History of Italian Literature
Author: Richard GarnettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Italian literature
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
The Cambridge History of Italian Literature
Author: Peter BrandPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521666220
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 738
Book Description
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.
The Cambridge History of Italian Literature
Author: Peter BrandPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521434928
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
'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 Reviews
History of Italian Literature
Author: Francesco De SanctisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Italian literature
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
A History of Italian Literature
Author: Richard GarnettPublisher: London, W. Heinmann
ISBN:
Category : Italian literature
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
A History of Italian Literature
Author: Ernest Hatch WilkinsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780674593848
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
A History of Italian Literature
Author: Richard GarnettPublisher: London, W. Heinmann
ISBN:
Category : Italian literature
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
A Short History of Italian Literature
Author: John Humphreys WhitfieldPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719007828
Category : Italian literature
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories
Author: Jhumpa LahiriPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141985623
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
'Rich. . . eclectic. . . a feast' Telegraph This landmark collection brings together forty writers that reflect over a hundred years of Italy's vibrant and diverse short story tradition, from the birth of the modern nation to the end of the twentieth century. Poets, journalists, visual artists, musicians, editors, critics, teachers, scientists, politicians, translators: the writers that inhabit these pages represent a dynamic cross section of Italian society, their powerful voices resonating through regional landscapes, private passions and dramatic political events. This wide-ranging selection curated by Jhumpa Lahiri includes well known authors such as Italo Calvino, Elsa Morante and Luigi Pirandello alongside many captivating new discoveries. More than a third of the stories featured in this volume have been translated into English for the first time, several of them by Lahiri herself.
A History of Italian Literature
Author: Ernest Hatch WilkinsPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press
ISBN:
Category : Italian literature
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
In this book, Italian literature is regarded as comprising all literary composition by Italian writers from the thirteenth century on, whether in Italian or in other languages.