{"product_id":"invention-of-modern-italian-literature","title":"Invention of Modern Italian Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eDespite its undeniable impact on modern literature, there are very few comprehensive studies of literary works produced in Italy from the end of the eighteenth- to the twentieth century. \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Modern Italian Literature\u003c\/i\u003e examines the methods of select Italian writers and considers their impact on the literary world. Touching upon some of the most prominent and influential writers in Italy over the last three hundred years, Gino Tellini looks at the unique creative processes of each, as well as at the dominant trends that have come to characterize modern Italian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining different genres such as autobiography, letters, poetry, and the novel, this study stresses the ways in which Italian writers achieved a hybrid of various styles of writing. This cross-genre approach had a significant influence on writers around the world and has come to be one of the defining characteristics of modern literature. Among specific writers and works dealt with are Vittorio Alfieri's autobiography, \u003ci\u003eThe Final Letters by Jacopo Ortis\u003c\/i\u003e by Ugo Foscolo, the theatre of Alessandro Manzoni, the letters of Giacomo Leopardi, the novels of Giovanni Verga, and \u003ci\u003eThe Weaver\u003c\/i\u003e by Giovanni Pascoli.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an investigation of new expressive processes and stylistic experiences, The Invention of Modern Italian Literature situates prominent Italian writers within the context of modern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54231092592984,"sku":"9780802091857","price":73.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780802091857.jpg?v=1778540444","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/invention-of-modern-italian-literature","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}