Biographies And Autobiographies In Modern Italy A Festschrift For John Woodhouse

Author : Martin McLaughlin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781351195416

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Biographies and Autobiographies in Modern Italy: a Festschrift for John Woodhouse by Martin McLaughlin Pdf

"Critical interest in biography and autobiography has never been higher. However, while life-writing flourishes in the UK, in Italy it is a less prominent genre. The twelve essays collected here are written against this backdrop, and address issues in biographical and autobiographical writing in Italy from the later nineteenth century to the present, with a particular emphasis on the interplay between individual lives and life-writing and the wider social and political history of Italy. The majority of essays focus on well-known writers (D'Annunzio, Svevo, Bontempelli, Montale, Levi, Calvino, Eco and Fallaci), and their varying anxieties about autobiographical writing in their work. This picture is rounded out by a series of studies of similar themes in lesser known figures: the critic Enrico Nencioni, the Welsh-Italian painter Llewellyn Lloyd and Italian writers and journalists covering the Spanish Civil War. The contributors, all specialists in their fields, are Antonella Braida, Charles Burdett, Jane Everson, John Gatt Rutter, Robert Gordon, Gwyn Griffith, Peter Hainsworth, Martin McLaughlin, Gianni Oliva, Giuliana Pieri, and Jon Usher. The volume is dedicated to John Woodhouse, on his seventieth birthday, and concludes with a bibliography of his writings."

Author : Tobias Hof
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781487507985

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Galeazzo Ciano by Tobias Hof Pdf

Through the prism of the rise and fall of Galeazzo Ciano (1903-1944), this biography is a comprehensive study of a leading member of the fascist regime other than Benito Mussolini.

Author : Zelda Alice Franceschi,Paola Govoni
Publisher : V&R unipress GmbH
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9783847102632

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Writing about Lives in Science by Zelda Alice Franceschi,Paola Govoni Pdf

Following discussions on scientific biography carried out over the past few decades, this book proposes a kaleidoscopic survey of the uses of biography as a tool to understand science and its context. The authors belong to a variety of academic and professional fields, including the history of science, anthropology, literary studies, and science journalism. The period covered spans from 1732, when Laura Bassi was the first woman to get a tenured professorship of physics, to 2009, when Elizabeth H. Blackburn and Carol W. Greider were the first women's team to have won a Nobel Prize in science.

Author : Sophie Geoffroy,Amanda Gagel
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781003830023

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Selected Letters of Vernon Lee, 1856–1935 by Sophie Geoffroy,Amanda Gagel Pdf

Vernon Lee was the pen name of Violet Paget – a prolific author best known for her supernatural fiction, her support of the Aesthetic Movement and her radical polemics. She was an active correspondent who included many well-known figures among her circle. This scholarly edition of her letters makes a selection from more than 30 archives worldwide.

Author : Amanda Gagel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-26
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781134976805

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Selected Letters of Vernon Lee, 1856 - 1935 by Amanda Gagel Pdf

Vernon Lee was the pen name of Violet Paget (1856–1935) – a prolific author best known for her supernatural fiction, her support of the Aesthetic Movement and her radical polemics. She was also an active letter writer whose correspondents include many well-known figures in fin de siècle intellectual circles across Europe. However, until now no attempt has been made to make these letters widely available in their complete form. This multi-volume scholarly edition presents a comprehensive selection of her English, French, Italian, and German correspondence — compiled from more than 30 archives worldwide — that reflect her wide variety of interests and occupations as a Woman of Letters and contributor to scholarship and political activism. Letters written in a language other than English have been expertly translated by scholars Sophie Geoffroy (from the French), Crystal Hall (from the Italian), and Christa Zorn (from the German). The edition focuses on those letters concerning the writing, ideas and aesthetics that influenced Lee’s articles, books and stories. Full transcriptions of some 500 letters, covering the years 1856-1935, are arranged in chronological order along with a newly written introduction that explains their context and identifies the recipients, friends and colleagues mentioned. Since scholarship on Lee’s critical and creative output is still in the beginning stages, these letters will serve a purpose to students and researchers in a number of academic fields. In this first volume, tracing the years 1856– 1884, the assembled letters cover the beginnings of her career, encompassing her first publication, visits to London and encounters with some of the important artistic figures of the time. As her career begins to blossom, the letters also reflect the expansion of her subject matter from cultural studies and art history to novels and aesthetic philosophy. Correspondents include Lee’s parents, Matilda and Henry Paget; her brother the poet Eugene Lee-Hamilton; English poet Mary Robinson; English authors Henrietta Jenkin and Linda Villari; and Italian writers Enrico Nencioni, Mario Pratesi, and Angelo De Gubernatis, among others.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Authors, American
ISBN : UCSD:31822037943230

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The Writers Directory by Anonim Pdf

Author : Edward Chaney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317973676

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The Evolution of the Grand Tour by Edward Chaney Pdf

The Grand Tour has become a subject of major interest to scholars and general readers interested in exploring the historic connections between nations and their intellectual and artistic production. Although traditionally associated with the eighteenth century, when wealthy Englishmen would complete their education on the continent, the Grand Tour is here investigated in a wider context, from the decline of the Roman Empire to recent times. Authors from Chaucer to Erasmus came to mock the custom but even the Reformation did not stop the urge to travel. From the mid-sixteenth century, northern Europeans justified travel to the south in terms of education. The English had previously travelled to Italy to study the classics; now they travelled to learn Italian and study medicine, diplomacy, dancing, riding, fencing, and, eventually, art and architecture. Famous men, and an increasing proportion of women, all contributed to establishing a convention which eventually came to dominate European culture. Documenting the lives and travels of these personalities, Professor Chaney's remarkable book provides a complete picture of one of the most fascinating phenomena in the history of western civilisation.

Author : Guido Bonsaver,Brian F. Richardson,Giuseppe Stellardi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1781884692

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Cultural Reception, Translation and Transformation from Medieval to Modern Italy by Guido Bonsaver,Brian F. Richardson,Giuseppe Stellardi Pdf

Throughout the centuries, the Italian peninsula has played an important role as a crossroads where different cultures met, transformed and continued their journeys. This volume retraces some of these crossings, in the fields of literature, architecture and cinema: from the influence of the classical heritage, to the origins and diffusion of the Italian Renaissance, to the role of individuals in the discovery and transmission of knowledge, and the dialogue in and through translation with other national cultures, European and beyond. Twenty-eight essays explore the complexity of cultural exchange in Italy.

Author : Laura A. German,Alain Karsenty,Anne-Marie Tiani
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781849774512

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Governing Africa's Forests in a Globalized World by Laura A. German,Alain Karsenty,Anne-Marie Tiani Pdf

Many countries around the world are engaged in decentralization processes, and most African countries face serious problems with forest governance, from benefits sharing to illegality and sustainable forest management. This book summarizes experiences to date on the extent and nature of decentralization and its outcomes, most of which suggest an underperformance of governance reforms, and explores the viability of different governance instruments in the context of weak governance and expanding commercial pressures over forests. Findings are grouped into two thematic areas: decentralization, livelihoods and sustainable forest management; and international trade, finance and forest sector governance reforms. The authors examine diverse forces shaping the forest sector, including the theory and practice of decentralization, usurpation of authority, corruption and illegality, inequitable patterns of benefits capture and expansion of international trade in timber and carbon credits, and discuss related outcomes on livelihoods, forest condition and equity. The book builds on earlier volumes exploring different dimensions of decentralization and perspectives from other world regions, and distills dimensions of forest governance that are both unique to Africa and representative of broader global patterns. Authors ground their analysis in relevant theory while attempting to distill implications of their findings for policy and practice.

Author : Paola Govoni,Zelda Alice Franceschi
Publisher : V&R Unipress
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9783847002635

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Writing about Lives in Science by Paola Govoni,Zelda Alice Franceschi Pdf

Following discussions on scientific biography carried out over the past few decades, this book proposes a kaleidoscopic survey of the uses of biography as a tool to understand science and its context. It offers food for thought on the role played by the gender of the biographer and the biographee in the process of writing. To provide orientation in such a challenging field, some of the authors have accepted to write about their own professional experience while reflecting on the case studies they have been working on. Focusing on (auto)biography may help us to build bridges between different approaches to men and women's lives in science. The authors belong to a variety of academic and professional fields, including the history of science, anthropology, literary studies, and science journalism. The period covered spans from 1732, when Laura Bassi was the first woman to get a tenured professorship of physics, to 2009, when Elizabeth H. Blackburn and Carol W. Greider were the first women's team to have won a Nobel Prize in science.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1432 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Arts
ISBN : UOM:39015023719753

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Arts & Humanities Citation Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1901
Category : Education
ISBN : PRNC:32101076384450

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Journal of Education and School World by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1901
Category : Education
ISBN : CORNELL:31924071542587

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The Journal of Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1324 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : English imprints
ISBN : UOM:39015038880194

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International Books in Print by Anonim Pdf

Author : R.T. Bienvenu,M. Feingold
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9789401137645

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In the Presence of the Past by R.T. Bienvenu,M. Feingold Pdf

The broad canvas covered by the articles in the present volume celebrates the diversity and richness of the writings of Frank Manuel during a scholarly career that spans over five decades. The subjects of the articles - ranging from science to utopia, from theology to political thought - mirror many of the themes Manuel has written about with erudition, flair and uncommon perception. It is only fitting that in paying tribute to such a defiant intellect each author brings to his treatment a distinct perspective and texture, the result of his own original forays into the history of ideas. Yet underlying all the essays is the conviction that the study of the intersection of individuals and ideas still yields a rich harvest. Presented to Frank on the occasion of his eightieth birthday, In the Presence o/the Past honors a teacher, a friend and, above all, a scholar. R. T. Bienvenu and M. Feingold (eds). ln the presence of the past. vii. MARTIN PERETZ Frank Manuel: An Appreciation It was finally because of Frank Edward Manuel that I decided (however belatedly) to forgo a proper academic career. Since I had not left so much as a leafscar on the tree of the scholarly culture this is not a fact which anyone else would have reason to notice. It is also not, I am happy to add, something for which Manuel will be especially remembered.