Italian cultural lineages /Jonathan White.
White, Jonathan, 1945-
Italian cultural lineages /Jonathan White. - Toronto : University of Toronto Press, (c)2007. - 1 online resource (xii, 330 pages) : illustrations. - Toronto Italian studies .
Includes bibliographies and index.
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Kangaroos, Papyrus Scrolls, and the Poetics of Cultural History""; ""1 Modes of Viewing: From Vasari to Film and Television Culture""; ""2 Fantasy, Science, and Hyperreality: From Ariosto and Galileo to Las Vegas""; ""3 Passion in the Operatic Repertoire""; ""4 Capital Contrasts: Naples and Turin a Century before Unification""; ""5 Justice and the Individual, Torture and the State""; ""6 Italy�s Romantic Reputation""; ""7 Lifestyles High and Low in Changing Post-Unification Urbanism""; ""Notes""
Ideally suited to course use, and written with great lucidity, Italian Cultural Lineages will prove fascinating to students, academics, and general readers alike.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
9781442684461
2007541720
GBA750263 bnb
20069063451 013769167 Uk
Civilization, Modern--Italian influences.
Electronic Books.
DG442 / .I835 2007
Italian cultural lineages /Jonathan White. - Toronto : University of Toronto Press, (c)2007. - 1 online resource (xii, 330 pages) : illustrations. - Toronto Italian studies .
Includes bibliographies and index.
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Kangaroos, Papyrus Scrolls, and the Poetics of Cultural History""; ""1 Modes of Viewing: From Vasari to Film and Television Culture""; ""2 Fantasy, Science, and Hyperreality: From Ariosto and Galileo to Las Vegas""; ""3 Passion in the Operatic Repertoire""; ""4 Capital Contrasts: Naples and Turin a Century before Unification""; ""5 Justice and the Individual, Torture and the State""; ""6 Italy�s Romantic Reputation""; ""7 Lifestyles High and Low in Changing Post-Unification Urbanism""; ""Notes""
Ideally suited to course use, and written with great lucidity, Italian Cultural Lineages will prove fascinating to students, academics, and general readers alike.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
9781442684461
2007541720
GBA750263 bnb
20069063451 013769167 Uk
Civilization, Modern--Italian influences.
Electronic Books.
DG442 / .I835 2007