Romantic Europe and the ghost of Italy

Romantic Europe and the ghost of Italy / Joseph Luzzi.

Author/creator	Luzzi, Joseph
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008.
Description	x, 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Italian literature--History and criticism. Comparative literature--Italian and European. Comparative literature--European and Italian. European literature--18th century --Italian influences. European literature--19th century --Italian influences. Italy--Civilization.

Contents	Italy's ambivalent modernity -- Genus italicum -- Did Italian romanticism exist? -- Italy without Italians: Goethe, Staël, and Foscolo -- The death of Italy and birth of European romanticism -- Heirs of a dark wood -- Dante and autobiography in the age of Voltaire -- Alfieri's Prince, Dante, and the romantic self -- Wordsworth, Dante, and British romantic identity -- Corpus italicum -- Italy as woman and wound, Dante to Leopardi -- The body of Parini -- Italy's broken heart.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-284) and index.
LCCN	2008016715
ISBN	9780300123555 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0300123558 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PQ4050.A2 L89 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold