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The Heart and the Island

A Critical Study of Sicilian American Literature

By: Chiara Mazzucchelli

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The Heart and the Island

A Critical Study of Sicilian American Literature

By: Chiara Mazzucchelli

Makes the case for a distinctly Sicilian American literature. In The Heart and the Island, Chiara Mazzucchelli explores the strong bond between Sicilian American writers and the island of Sicily. Self-contained yet connected to the mainland, geographically separated from yet politically united to the rest of Italy, Sicily occupies a unique position. Throughout the twentieth century, the sense of a distinct sicilianitàor Siciliannesshas manifested itself in a corpus of texts that, although subsumed under the broader context of Italian literature, have distinguished themselves as examples of an exquisitely Sicilian literary experience. Mazzucchelli argues that a parallel phenomenonsicilianamericanitàhas emerged in the United States. Focusing on the islands geography, history, and culture, she examines how many American authors of Sicilian descent derive inspiration from their ethnic milieu and lay out a recognizable set of Sicilian culture markers in their works, thereby producing a literature that is distinctly Sicilian American. Drawing on both Italian and Italian American scholarship, The Heart and the Island is the first full-length study of Sicilian American literature, and it opens a space for new interdisciplinary discussions on what it means to be Italian on both sides of the ocean. The Heart and the Island makes a distinctive contribution to the field of Italian American studies, provocatively extending it as well as continuing the invaluable work of providing reflection on a variety of narratives distinguished by generic innovation and distinctive responses to sicilianità. Chiara Mazzucchelli has beautifully advanced the field, interweaving with skill and poise the voices of Sicilian and Sicilian American writers. Mary Jo Bona, author of By the Breath of Their Mouths: Narratives of Resistance in Italian America

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SUNY Press

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1438459238

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9781438459233

Italian graphic design

Culture and practice in Milan, 1930s-60s

By: Chiara Barbieri

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Italian graphic design

Culture and practice in Milan, 1930s-60s

By: Chiara Barbieri

Italian graphic design offers a new perspective on the subject by exploring the emergence and articulation of graphic design practice, from the interwar period through to the appearance of an international graphic design discourse in the 1960s. The book asks how graphic designers learned their trade and investigates the ways in which they organised and made their practice visible while negotiating their collective identity with neighbouring practices such as typography, advertising and industrial design. Attention is drawn to everyday design practice, educational issues, mediating channels, networks, design exchange, organisational strategies and discourses on modernism. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources and placing an emphasis on visual analysis, this book provides a model for a contextualised graphic design history as an integral part of the history of design and visual culture.

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263

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Manchester University Press

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152615112X

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9781526151124

The Heart and the Island

A Critical Study of Sicilian American Literature

By: Chiara Mazzucchelli

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A Critical Study of Sicilian American Literature

By: Chiara Mazzucchelli

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1438459238

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9781438459233

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