Re-reading Italian Americana: Specificities and Generalities on Literature and Criticism

by Anthony Julian Tamburri

Book Overview

Re-reading Italian Americana broadens the scope of Italian/American literary criticism by investigating the work of six authors and the degree to which they successfully represent Italian Americana in their prose or poetry. Highlighting the work of Pietro di Donato, Mario Puzo, Luigi Barzini, Joseph Tusiani, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, and Rina Ferrarelli, this book examines the current state of analysis dedicated to this topic and its reception both...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611476542
• ISBN13: 9781611476545
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Rlpg/Galleys
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"