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020			_a9780199231799
082			_a850.9 HAI
100			_aHainsworth, Peter
245			_aItalian Literature : A Very Short Introduction
260			_bOxford University Press _aOxford _c2012
300			_a128
440			_aVery Short Introductions
520			_aIn this Very Short Introduction, Peter Hainsworth and David Robey consider Italian literature from the Middle Ages to the present day, looking at themes and issues which have recurred throughout its history and continue to be of importance today. Examining themes such as regional identities, political disunity, and the role of the national language, they also cover a wide range of authors and works, including Dante, Petrarch, Manzoni, Montale, and Calvino. They explore some of the distinctive traditions of the literature, such as its liking for theorizing its own position, its concern with politics, and its secular orientation in spite of the Catholic beliefs and practices of the Italian people. Concluding by looking at the ways in which Italian literature has changed over the last thirty years, they examine the influence of women's writing in Italian, and acknowledge the belated recognition of its importance.
650			_aItalian literature
650			_aItaly literary criticism
650			_aFiction and Literature
700			_aRobey, David
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