The Cambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture (Cambridge Companions to Culture)

This collection of essays provides a comprehensive account of the culture of modern Italy. Contributions focus on a wide range of political, historical and cultural questions. The volume provides information and analysis on such topics as regionalism, the growth of a national language, social and political cultures, the role of intellectuals, the Church, the left, feminism, the separatist movements, organised crime, literature, art, design, fashion, the mass media, and music. While offering a thorough history of Italian cultural movements, political trends and literary texts over the last century and a half, the volume also examines the cultural and political situation in Italy today and suggests possible future directions in which the country might move. Each essay contains suggestions for further reading on the topics covered. The Cambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture is an invaluable source of materials for courses on all aspects of modern Italy. Machine generated contents note: 1 The notion of Italy 17 ,JOHN DICKIE 2 Social and political cultures in Italy from 1860 to the present day 35 ANNA CENTO BULL 3 Questions of language 63 BRIAN RICHARDSON 4 Intellectuals, culture and power in modern Italy 81 DAVID WARD 5 Catholicism 97 PERCY ALLUM 6 Socialism, Communism and other 'isms' 113 ROBERT S. DOMBROSKI 7 other voices: contesting the status quo 131 SHARON WOOD and JOSEPH FARRELL :8 Narratives of self and society 151 GIAN-PAOLO BIASIN 9 Searching for new languages: modern Italian poetry 173 SHIRLEY W. VINALL and TOM O'NEILL lo Drama: realism, identity and reality on stage 197 ANN LAURA LEPSCHY 11 Italian cinema 215 PETER BONDANELLA 12 Art in modern Italy: from the Macchiaioli to the Transavanguardia 243 EUGENIA PAULICELLI 13 A modern identity for a new nation: design in Italy since 1860 265 PENNY SPARKE 14 Fashion: narration and nation 282 EUGENIA PAULICELLI 15 The media 293 CHRISTOPHER WAGSTAFF 16 Since Verdi: Italian serious music 1860-1995 311 JOHN C. G. WATERHOUSE 17 Folk music and popular song from the nineteenth century to the 199os 325 ALESSANDRO CARRERA 18 Epilogue: Italian culture or multiculture in the new millennium? 337 REBECCA J. WEST Index 347. This book provides a comprehensive account of the culture of modern Italy. Specially-commissioned essays by leading specialists focus on a wide range of political, historical and cultural questions. The volume provides information and analysis on such topics as regionalism, language, social and political cultures, the Church, feminism, organized crime, literature, art, the mass media, and music. Each essay contains suggestions for further reading on the topics covered. The Cambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture is an invaluable source of materials for courses on all aspects of modern Italy. Offering a thorough history of Italian cultural movements, political trends and literary texts over the last century and a half, this text also examines the cultural and political situation in Italy today Edited By Zygmunt G. Barański And Rebecca J. West. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.