Cassell Dictionary Italian Literature

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Cassell Dictionary Italian Literature
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Dr Peter Bondanella
By (author) Julia Conway Bondanella
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:732
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreLiterary studies - classical, early and medieval
ISBN/Barcode 9780304704644
ClassificationsDewey:850.9
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Publication Date 18 March 1999
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Cassell Dictionary of Italian Literature includes some 400 entries on major and minor Italian writers from the twelfth century to the present day; on Italian metrics and poetic forms or genres; and on literary or critical schools, periods, problems and movements. In addition there are specific entries on Italian Literature, Film and art, as well as feminism, post-modernism and other topics of contemporary interest.

Author Biography

Peter Bondanella is the author of a number of groundbreaking books such as: Hollywood Italians, The Cinema of Federico Fellini, and The Films of Roberto Rossellini. In 2009, he was elected to the European Academy of Sciences and the Arts for his contributions to the history of the Italian cinema and his translations or editions of Italian literary classics (Dante, Boccaccio, Machiavelli, Vasari, Cellini). He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature, Film Studies and Italian at Indiana University Bloomington, USA.