Alfano, Barbara,

The mirage of America in contemporary Italian literature and film /Barbara Alfano. - [CEL version. - Toronto [Ontario] : University of Toronto Press, (c)2013. Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (viii, 190 pages). - Toronto Italian studies .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- Wandering subjects -- America ubiqua -- On a trip to America : the "I" travels -- American Arcadia -- Historicizing the dream : a documented eye on America -- Conclusion.

The Mirage of America in Contemporary Italian Literature and Film explores the use of images associated with the United States in Italian novels and films released between the 1980s and the 2000s.



9781442699113


Italian fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Italian fiction--History and criticism.--21st century
Italian literature--American influences.
Motion pictures--History and criticism.--Italy
Motion pictures, Italian--History and criticism.


Electronic Books.

PQ4054 / .M573 2013