Stories from the city of God : sketches and chronicles of Rome, 1950-1966

Now in paperback, a collection of the legendary filmmaker's short fiction and nonfiction from 1950 to 1966, in which we see the machinations of the creative mind in post-World War II Rome. In a portrait of the city at once poignant and intimate, we find artistic witness to the customs, dialect, squalor, and beauty of the ancient imperial capital that has succumbed to modern warfare, marginalization, and mass culture. The sketches portray the impoverished masses that Pasolini calls "the sub-proletariat," those who live under Third World conditions and for whom simple pleasures, such as a blue sweater in a storefront window, are completely out of reach. Pasolini's art develops throughout the works collected here, from his early lyricism to tragicomic outlines for screenplays, and finally to the maturation of his Neo-realism in eight chronicles on the shantytowns of Rome. The pieces in this collection were all published in Italian journals and newspapers, and then later edited by Walter Siti in the original Italian edition. Stories From The City Of God Collects Legendary Italiam Filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini's Short Fiction And Nonfiction From 1950 To 1966. In These Pieces, We See The Machinations Of The Creative Mind In Consideration Of The Character Of Rome After World War Ii. Pasolini Presents Here A Portrait Of The City That Is At Once Poignant And Intimate, As Honest As If It Were His Journal. We Find Artistic Witness To The Customs, Dialect, Squalor, And Beauty Of The Ancient Imperial Capital That Has Succumbed To Modern Warfare, Marginalization, And Mass Culture. The Sketches Portray The Impoverished Masses That Pasolini Calls The Sub-proletariat, Those Who Live Under Third World Conditions And For Whom Simple Pleasures, Such As A Blue Sweater In A Storefront Window, Are Completely Out Of Reach. In The Chronicles, The Author Faithfully Renders Life In The Infinite Stretches Of Public Housing On The Periphery Of The City. Pasolini's Art Develops Throughout The Works Collected Here, From His Early Lyricism To Tragicomic Outlines For Screenplays, And Finally The Maturation Of His Neo-realism In Eight Of His Chronicles That Depict His Life In Roman Shantytowns.--jacket. Pt. 1: Sketches Of Rome. Trastevere Boy (1950) ; The Drink (1950) ; The Dogfish (1950) ; The Passion Of The Lupin-seller (1950) ; Delirious Rome (1951) ; Sunday At The Collina Volpi (1951) ; Chestnuts And Chrysanthemums (1951) ; From Monteverde Down To The Altieri Theater (1950) ; Santino On The Beach At Ostia (1951) ; Terracina (1950-1951) ; Riccetto Remembers (1955) ; Roman Deaths (1959) ; Women Of Rome (1960) ; (ri)cotta Cheese (1964) -- Pt. 2: Chronicles Of Rome. The Disappearing Wild Game Of The Roman Countryside (1950) ; The End Of A Post-war Era (1950) ; Rome And Giuseppe Belli (1952) ; Roguish Rome (1957) ; The Corpse'll Stink All Week Long! (1957) ; Roman Slang (1957) ; I've Never Seen Rome Like This (1954-1955) ; The City's True Face (1957) ; The Concentration Camps (1958) ; The Shantytowns Of Rome (1958) ; The Periphery Of My Mind (1958) ; The Projects (1961) ; A Day In The Life (1961) ; The Other Face Of Rome (1966) -- Interview: How Beautiful You Were, Rome (1973). Pier Paolo Pasolini ; Walter Siti, Editor ; Marina Harss, Translator. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [xxxvii]-xxxviii). Filmography: P. [xxxv]-xxxvi. Stories From the City of God collects legendary filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini's short fiction and nonfiction from 1950 to 1966. In these pieces, we see the machinations of the creative mind in consideration of the character of Rome after World War II. Presenting a portrait of the city that is at once poignant and intimate, as honest as if it were the author's journal, we find here artistic witness to the customs, dialect, squalor, and beauty of the ancient imperial capital that has succumbed to modern warfare, marginalization, and mass culture. The sketches portray the impoverished masses that he calls "the sub-proletariat", those who live under Third World conditions and for whom simple pleasures, such as a blue sweater in a storefront window, are completely out of reach. In the chronicles, Pasolini faithfully renders life in Rome in the infinite stretches of public housing on the periphery of the city. Pasolini's art develops throughout the works collected here, from his early lyricism to tragicomic outlines for screenplays, and finally to the maturation of his Neo-realism in eight chronicles on the shantytowns of Rome. The pieces in this collection were all published in Italian journals and newspapapers, and then later edited by Walter Siti in the original Italian edition. Marina Harss of The New Yorker has translated the work for its first publication in English by Other Press.