Narrative & imperative : the first fifty years of Italian Holocaust writing (1944-1994)

Narrative & imperative : the first fifty years of Italian Holocaust writing (1944-1994) / Risa Sodi.

Author/creator	Sodi, Risa B., 1957-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Peter Lang, ©2007.
Description	x, 278 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Italian literature--20th century --History and criticism. Italian literature--Jewish authors --History and criticism. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature. Judaism and literature--Italy.

Variant title	Narrative and imperative
Contents	Introduction: some considerations on Italian Holocaust writing -- Setting the stage: a brief history of the Italian Jews -- Italian Holocaust testimony -- Primo Levi's Holocaust lexicon -- Lest none forget: Bruno Piazza -- Giuliana Tedeschi: wife, mother, survivor -- Liana Millu's struggle for a women's Holocaust literature -- Re-imagining the Holocaust: fiction and negotiated fiction -- First on the scene: Giacomo Debenedetti -- Elsa Morante's questionable History -- "The only real Jew": Giorgio Bassani -- Paolo Maurensig and the "third iteration" -- Conclusion: 1944-1994 and beyond.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-261) and index.
LCCN	2006022707
ISBN	0820488720 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780820488721 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PQ4088 .S61 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold