Poets of the Italian Diaspora: A Bilingual Anthology (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780823232543)

In the century between 1870 and 1970, about twenty-seven million migrants left Italy to work and live abroad. As a result, the worldwide Italian diaspora reportedly numbers more than sixty million people. Until now, however, there has not been an anthology devoted to the literature of the Italian diaspora that places it in a global context. This landmark volume presents a truly international selection of works by more than seventy Italian-language poets who are writing in countries from Australia to Venezuela. Their poetry is collected here into eleven geographical regions. The history and current state of Italian-language poetry in each region receives a critical overview by a knowledgeable scholar, who also introduces each poet and provides a bibliography of his or her work. All poems appear on facing pages in both Italian and English.

Poets of the Italian Diaspora is part of a long-range project, by the editors and contributors, to expand the boundaries of the Italian literary canon.

Author: Luigi Bonaffini
ISBN-10: 0823232549
ISBN-13: 9780823232543
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2014
Pages: 1115
Format: Paperback
Weight: 5.10lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.00w x 2.40d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2014 pg. 451