{"product_id":"introduction-to-twentieth-century-italian-robert-s-c-gordon-9780715634370","title":"Introduction to Twentieth Century Italian Literature: A Difficult Modernity","description":"\u003cp\u003eShort accessible introductions to European literature and culture. Twentieth-century Italy was marked by a profound and often convulsive transformation in both society and culture, accompanied at various stages by war, violence and dictatorship. This was Italy's 'difficult' entry into modernity. The voices of Italian literature responded to this transformation with a bewildering combination of excitement and anxiety, from the loud embrace of the new in Futurism to melancholy laments for tradition. In the process, some of the greatest works of modern literature were created. Robert Gordon offers a vivid overview of the century's literature, charting a series of motifs of Italy's 'difficult modernity' - from war to the city, from language to geography, from marginal groups to avant-garde movements - through a wide array of writers and texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert S. C. Gordon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0715634372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780715634370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bristol Classical Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.56w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2006 pg. 300","brand":"Robert S. C. Gordon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925734031615,"sku":"9780715634370","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_322eca69-bd79-4119-8b24-ab34e6134e11.jpg?v=1681079034","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/introduction-to-twentieth-century-italian-robert-s-c-gordon-9780715634370","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}