Romantic Europe and the ghost of Italy / Joseph Luzzi.

Author/creator Luzzi, Joseph
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008.
Descriptionx, 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Italian literature--History and criticism.
Comparative literature--Italian and European.
Comparative literature--European and Italian.
European literature--18th century. --Italian influences.
European literature--19th century. --Italian influences.
Italy--Civilization.

Contents Italy's ambivalent modernity -- Genus italicum -- Did Italian romanticism exist? -- Italy without Italians: Goethe, Staël, and Foscolo -- The death of Italy and birth of European romanticism -- Heirs of a dark wood -- Dante and autobiography in the age of Voltaire -- Alfieri's Prince, Dante, and the romantic self -- Wordsworth, Dante, and British romantic identity -- Corpus italicum -- Italy as woman and wound, Dante to Leopardi -- The body of Parini -- Italy's broken heart.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 221-284) and index.
LCCN 2008016715
ISBN9780300123555 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0300123558 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PQ4050.A2 L89 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold