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'Utopia and Dystopia is a skilful synthesis of the work of Calvino, Sanguineti, Volponi and Pasolini, cutting-edge intellectuals of the latter twentieth century. Fioretti's book fills a gap in our knowledge of the literature of commitment in Italy by connecting it to the tradition of utopi...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Italian and Italian American Studies
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46553-1 |
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'Utopia and Dystopia is a skilful synthesis of the work of Calvino, Sanguineti, Volponi and Pasolini, cutting-edge intellectuals of the latter twentieth century. Fioretti's book fills a gap in our knowledge of the literature of commitment in Italy by connecting it to the tradition of utopian literature in Europe, a framework the author explores theoretically and practically, and applies to the texts of these very diverse authors. By virtue of his method and the elegant and streamlined nature of his prose, Fioretti succeeds in presenting this complex material in a way that is highly legible a |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(XI,202pages). |
| ISBN: | 9783319465531 |
| Index Number: | PN770 |
| CLC: | I546.06 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Theoretical Landscape -- Chapter 2. Pier Paolo Pasolini: The Contradictions of Utopia -- Chapter 3. Italo Calvino: A Reasonable Utopia -- Chapter 4. The World as a Marsh: Dystopia and Utopia in Edoardo Sanguineti -- Chapter 5. Utopia and Hybridization in Paolo Volponi -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. |