The Many Voices Of Contemporary Piedmontese Writers

Author : Andrea Raimondi
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781443858427

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The Many Voices of Contemporary Piedmontese Writers by Andrea Raimondi Pdf

What do Cesare Pavese, Beppe Fenoglio and Primo Levi have in common? Apart from their obvious Piedmontese origins, they and other writers coming from this Italian region share a certain tendency towards multilingualism, which is a characteristic that has not been comprehensively investigated over the years. This study presents a linguistic analysis of a group of modern and contemporary narratives written by Piedmontese authors. The novels and short stories here examined are notable for the intriguing way in which they move between a variety of idioms – Standard Italian, regional vernaculars, English and pastiches (with rare excursions into French). With the support of linguistic and philosophical theories on the relation between identity, alterity and language, the book demonstrates how the use of non-standard parlances is fundamental in both reinforcing the sense of belonging to specific social groups and highlighting the presence of dissimilar identities and ‘other’ cultures. A sociolinguistic study and an analysis of the political and historical context of the region are also provided in order to illustrate how the combination of different varieties in literature reflects the region’s peripheral position, as well as the political and social changes that have occurred in Piedmont since the nineteenth century. This book fills a notable gap, and casts new light on Piedmontese literature.

Author : Andrea Raimondi
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781527530706

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The Invisible Bridge between the United Kingdom and Piedmont by Andrea Raimondi Pdf

History books frequently refer to supposed similarities between the Italian region of Piedmont and the United Kingdom and their respective inhabitants. Historians, with a certain degree of emphasis, have described as a “special relationship” or an “ancient friendship” this long-term and privileged liaison. Regardless of the rhetoric, an ancient friendship really did exist, and perhaps still does. The alliance between Piedmont and the United Kingdom, though temporarily spoiled by passing clouds, was cemented by the common French threat as well as the necessity, for the United Kingdom, of gaining access to the Mediterranean, while the Piedmontese state may not have survived situated between aggressive enemies and large empires without British backup. It is reasonable to assume, therefore, that both countries simply needed each other. However, what history books frequently neglect to recount are the existences of the individuals who, with their hopes, works and sometimes a certain degree of chance, contributed to the invisible bridge linking the Italian region with the British Isles. This book collects the stories of eight individuals and a special book in order to investigate UK-Piedmont relationships from an unusual and privileged perspective.

Author : Valentina Vetri
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783031299087

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Poetics, Ideology, Dissent by Valentina Vetri Pdf

This book examines the translations carried out by Italian novelist Beppe Fenoglio, one of the most important Italian writers of the twentieth century. It stems from the acknowledgement that Beppe Fenoglio’s translations have not been examined in the political, cultural and ideological context in which they were produced, but have been dismissed as a purely linguistic exercise. The author examines Fenoglio’s translations as culturally and ideologically informed artistic expressions, in which Fenoglio was able to give voice to his dissent towards the mainstream ideology and poetics of his times, often choosing authors and characters with whom he identified, such as Shakespeare, Milton and Marlowe. The interaction between the theories of Translation Studies, Literary Theory and Adaptation Studies foregrounds the centrality of the role of the translator, showing how Fenoglio’s ideology and poetics were clearly visible both in the selection of the texts he translated and in his translation strategies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004527225

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European Modernity and the Passionate South by Anonim Pdf

In the long nineteenth century, dominant stereotypes presented people of the Mediterranean South as particularly passionate and unruly, therefore incapable of adapting to the moral and political duties imposed by European civilization and modernity. This book studies, for the first time in comparative perspective, the gender dimension of a process that legitimised internal hierarchies between North and South in the continent. It also analyses how this phenomenon was responded to from Spain and Italy, pointing to the similarities and differences between both countries. Drawing on travel narratives, satires, philosophical works, novels, plays, operas, and paintings, it shows how this transnational process affected, in changing historical contexts, the ways in which nation, gender, and modernity were imagined and mutually articulated.

Author : Johann Lorenz Mosheim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1824
Category : Church history
ISBN : HARVARD:AH4U5H

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An Ecclesiastical History, Ancient and Modern, Form the Birth of Christ, to the Beginning of the Present Century by Johann Lorenz Mosheim Pdf

Author : Charles Dudley Warner,Hamilton Wright Mabie,Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle,George Henry Warner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Anthologies
ISBN : UCAL:B2913978

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Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern: Dictionary of authors by Charles Dudley Warner,Hamilton Wright Mabie,Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle,George Henry Warner Pdf

Author : Joseph M. Flora,Robert Bain
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1993-08-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:49015003022077

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Contemporary Fiction Writers of the South by Joseph M. Flora,Robert Bain Pdf

The extraordinary flowering of Southern literary talent in the early twentieth century, the Southern Literary Renascence, has continued virtually unabated, showing increasing vitality in recent decades. These newer fiction writers, poets, dramatists, and journalists reflect in their work the changing social conditions of the South while also presenting traditional Southern values and qualities. Their astonishing output constitutes a phenomenon worthy of being called a Second Southern Literary Renascence. Joseph M. Flora and Robert Bain, editors of the acclaimed Fifty Southern Writers before 1900 and Fifty Southern Writers after 1900, found that they could only begin to suggest the continuing abundance and significance of Southern writing in the latter volume. Retaining the same format, they have developed two new volumes for the contemporary period. The first, focusing on fiction, comprises forty-nine talented novelists, including such popular figures as Pat Conroy, Gail Godwin, T. R. Pearson, Anne Tyler, and Alice Walker. The companion volume, (Contemporary Poets, Dramatists, Essayists, and Novelists: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook forthcoming from Greenwood Press) will cover primarily poets, playwrights, and essayists as well as fiction writers who have made major contributions to these other genres. The essays, written by scholars and critics, present in each case a biographical sketch, an analysis of the writer's style and major themes, an assessment of reviews and scholarship, a chronological list of works, and a bibliography of selected criticism. Considered individually and comparatively and with attention to the editors' introductory essay, these bio-bibliographical studies clearly demonstrate the state and strength of Southern letters.

Author : Joseph Farrell,Paolo Puppa
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006-11-16
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780521802659

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A History of Italian Theatre by Joseph Farrell,Paolo Puppa Pdf

A history of Italian theatre from its origins to the the time of this book's publication in 2006. The text discusses the impact of all the elements and figures integral to the collaborative process of theatre-making. The distinctive nature of Italian theatre is expressed in the individual chapters by highly regarded international scholars.

Author : Gino Moliterno
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1001 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134758760

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Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture by Gino Moliterno Pdf

This rigorously compiled A-Z volume offers rich, readable coverage of the diverse forms of post-1945 Italian culture. With over 900 entries by international contributors, this volume is genuinely interdisciplinary in character, treating traditional political, economic, and legal concerns, with a particular emphasis on neglected areas of popular culture. Entries range from short definitions, histories or biographies to longer overviews covering themes, movements, institutions and personalities, from advertising to fascism, and Pirelli to Zeffirelli. The Encyclopedia aims to inform and inspire both teachers and students in the following fields: *Italian language and literature *Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences *European Studies *Media and Cultural Studies *Business and Management *Art and Design It is extensively cross-referenced, has a thematic contents list and suggestions for further reading.

Author : Angelo Torre
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429854804

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Production of Locality in the Early Modern and Modern Age by Angelo Torre Pdf

This book is a microhistory study of village settlements in early modern Northwest Italy that aims to expand the notion of place to include the process of producing a locality; that is, the production of native local subjects through practices, rituals and other forms of collective action. Undertaking a micro-analytical approach, the book examines the customs and practices associated with typically fragmented and polycentric Italian village settlements to analyze the territorial tensions between various segments of a village and its neighbors. The microspatial analysis reveals how these tensions are the expressions of conflictual relationships between lay, ecclesiastical and charitable bodies culminating in a "culture of fragmentation" that impacts local economic and political practices. The book also traces how the production of locality survived throughout the nineenth and twentieth century and is still observed today. In this light, the study of practices and policies of locality over time that this book undertakes is an essential tool to better understand the nature and role of these social bonds in today’s society. Archival records and the methods for approaching this source material are included within the text, making it an accessible and invaluable book for students and teachers of social and cultural history.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780198886334

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Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe by Anonim Pdf

Forbidden Desire is a pioneering study of the history of male-male sex in the whole of Early Modern Europe, including the European colonies and the Ottoman world.

Author : Johann Lorenz Mosheim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1823
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V001494335

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An Ecclesiastical History, Antient and Modern by Johann Lorenz Mosheim Pdf

Author : Johann Lorenz von Mosheim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1826
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555051215

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An ecclesiastical history, ancient and modern, tr. by A. Maclaine by Johann Lorenz von Mosheim Pdf

Author : Peter Burke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2005-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 052102367X

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The Historical Anthropology of Early Modern Italy by Peter Burke Pdf

This volume presents an original view of the culture of early modern Italy. The book addresses particular themes - specifically those of perception and communication - as well as serving to exemplify modes of analysis in the currently developing field of historical anthropology.

Author : Georgann Eubanks
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780807899526

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Literary Trails of the North Carolina Piedmont by Georgann Eubanks Pdf

Read your way across North Carolina's Piedmont in the second of a series of regional guides that bring the state's rich literary history to life for travelers and residents. Eighteen tours direct readers to sites that more than two hundred Tar Heel authors have explored in their fiction, poetry, plays, and creative nonfiction. Along the way, excerpts chosen by author Georgann Eubanks illustrate a writer's connection to a specific place or reveal intriguing local culture--insights rarely found in travel guidebooks. Featured authors include O. Henry, Doris Betts, Alex Haley, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, John Hart, Betty Smith, Edward R. Murrow, Patricia Cornwell, Carson McCullers, Maya Angelou, Lee Smith, Reynolds Price, and David Sedaris. Literary Trails is an exciting way to see anew the places that you already love and to discover new people and places you hadn't known about. The region's rich literary heritage will surprise and delight all readers.