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Overview
Italian Resistance Writing is a collection of famous and rare archive texts about one of the more controversial periods in modern Italian history. The extracts are from a wide variety of different genres, including novels, memoirs, short stories, historical works and songs. Taking into account the significant changes in approach to, and interpretations of, the resistance movement, that have emerged since the early 1990s, Italian resistance writing includes works by, among others, Claudio Pauone, Italo Calvino, Gian Enrico Rusconi, Renata Vigano and Pietro Scoppola. Cooke places each work in context and stresses the contemporary significance of the Italian resistance. This is a vibrant, multifaceted volume which sheds light on the past while illuminating the present in Italian history, cultural studies and current affairs.
Synopsis
Italian Resistance Writing is a collection of famous and rare archive texts about one of the more controversial periods in modern Italian history. The extracts are from a wide variety of different genres, including novels, memoirs, short stories, historical works and songs. Taking into account the significant changes in approach to, and interpretations of, the resistance movement, that have emerged since the early 1990s, Italian resistance writing includes works by, among others, Claudio Pauone, Italo Calvino, Gian Enrico Rusconi, Renata Vigano and Pietro Scoppola. Cooke places each work in context and stresses the contemporary significance of the Italian resistance. This is a vibrant, multifaceted volume which sheds light on the past while illuminating the present in Italian history, cultural studies and current affairs.
Booknews
A collection of excerpts from various Italian sources whose publication dates span the period 1943-1995, reflecting the ongoing influence and diversity of the Italian Resistance of WWII and beyond. Material is organized thematically to allow for texts belonging to a number of different genres to appear side by side. Headnotes to each excerpt are in English, and texts are in Italian. Contains sections on September 1943, , the three wars, partisans in action, violence, the Resistance and the Allies, and liberation. Includes a glossary and vocabulary. No index. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Paper edition (4998-9), $19.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.