Poised between the Mediterranean and the Mitteleuropa, crossroads of civilizations and seat of vibrant cultural and literary life, Trieste is now acknowledged as enjoying unrivalled cultural status amongst Italian cities. This volume, the first comprehensive study of Triestine literature in English, originally reassesses TriesteAEs literary identity, paying particular attention to the period between 1918 and 1954 when local writing became intensely aware of its local specificity and some of its central motifs came prominently to the fore. TriesteAEs singular border identity, mirrored in a...
Poised between the Mediterranean and the Mitteleuropa, crossroads of civilizations and seat of vibrant cultural and literary life, Trieste is now a...
The interdisciplinary approach of this volume considers 19th-century Italian literature, 19th-century French literature and drama, children's literature, German and Italian drama, contemporary British visual arts, and international film to explore the significance of Pinocchio in the 20th and 21st centuries.
The interdisciplinary approach of this volume considers 19th-century Italian literature, 19th-century French literature and drama, children's literatu...
Cities are both real and imaginary places whose identity is dependent on their distinctive heritage: a network of historically transmitted cultural resources. The essays in this volume, which originate from a lecture series at the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, University of London, explore the complex and multi-layered identities of European cities. Themes that run through the essays include: nostalgia for a grander past; location between Eastern and Western ideologies, religions and cultures; and the fluidity and palimpsest quality of city identity. Not only does the book...
Cities are both real and imaginary places whose identity is dependent on their distinctive heritage: a network of historically transmitted cultural re...
