This book addresses both the dissemination and increased understanding of the specificity of Irish literature in Italy during the first half of the twentieth century. This period was a crucial time of nation-building for both countries. Antonio Bibbò illustrates the various images of Ireland that circulated in Italy, focusing on political and cultural discourses and examines the laborious formation of an Irish literary canon in Italy. The center of this analysis relies on books and articles on Irish politics, culture, and literature produced in Italy, including pamplets, anthologies, literary histories, and propaganda; translations of texts by Irish writers; and archival material produced by writers, publishers, and cultural and political institutions. Bibbò argues that the construction of different and often conflicting ideas of Ireland in Italy as well as the wavering understanding of the distinctiveness of Irish culture, substantially affected the Italian responses to Irish writers and their presence within the Italian publishing field. This book contributes to the discussion on transnational aspects of canon formation, reception studies, and Italian cultural studies.
| ISBN: | 9783030835880 |
| Publication date: | 16th December 2022 |
| Author: | Antonio Bibbò |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Series: | New Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Comparative literature European history |
This book addresses both the dissemination and increased understanding of the specificity of Irish literature in Italy during the first half of the twentieth century. This period was a crucial time of nation-building for both countries. Antonio Bibbò illustrates the various images of Ireland that circulated in Italy, focusing on political and cultural discourses and examines the laborious formation of an Irish literary canon in Italy. The center of this analysis relies on books and articles on Irish politics, culture, and literature produced in Italy, including pamplets, anthologies, literary histories, and propaganda; translations of texts by Irish writers; and archival material produced by writers, publishers, and cultural and political institutions. Bibbò argues that the construction of different and often conflicting ideas of Ireland in Italy as well as the wavering understanding of the distinctiveness of Irish culture, substantially affected the Italian responses to Irish writers and their presence within the Italian publishing field. This book contributes to the discussion on transnational aspects of canon formation, reception studies, and Italian cultural studies.
Irish Literature in Italy in the Era of the World Wars features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Comparative literature, European history
Irish Literature in Italy in the Era of the World Wars is available in Paperback
Irish Literature in Italy in the Era of the World Wars was written by Antonio Bibbò and published by Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Irish Literature in Italy in the Era of the World Wars has 304 pages
Yes it is part of New Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature series
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