Re-reading Italian Americana: Specificities and Generalities by Anthony Julian Tamburri

By Anthony Julian Tamburri

This publication is split into 3 sections. the 1st part offers with the overall scenario of Italian/American literature and its reception either within the usa and in Italy. It additionally discusses different social and cultural matters that pertain to Italian Americana. part comprises six chapters, each one discussing a particular writer; 3 devoted to prose (Pietro di Donato, Mario Puzo, Luigi Barzini), 3 devoted to poetry (Joseph Tusiani, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Rina Ferrarelli). part 3 examines the present nation of feedback devoted to Italian/American literature, the second one half focusing in on a few particular works.

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