{"product_id":"reviewing-mario-pratesi-anne-urbancic-9781442648715","title":"Reviewing Mario Pratesi: The Critical Press and Its Influence","description":"\u003cp\u003eA prolific member of the Tuscan \u003cem\u003everismo\u003c\/em\u003e school of literary realism, Mario Pratesi (1842-1921) was much respected during his career but sadly neglected after his death. Using Pratesi's personal archive, now preserved at Victoria College in the University of Toronto, \u003cem\u003eReviewing Mario Pratesi\u003c\/em\u003e takes Pratesi's life and papers as the basis of a unique study of the literary culture of post-Unification Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking with the original manuscripts, alongside previously unknown biographical materials and a vast collection of contemporary reviews, Anne Urbancic uses the methods of \u003cem\u003ecritique génétique\u003c\/em\u003e not only to reconstruct the evolution of Pratesi's works through their successive drafts and published versions, but also to document the impact of book reviews and the press on the development of Pratesi's literary style. An insightful history of book reviewing as a genre and a detailed study of its role in Italian literary culture, \u003cem\u003eReviewing Mario Pratesi\u003c\/em\u003e opens up a new area for investigation within Italian literary studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Urbancic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442648716\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442648715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.30d","brand":"Anne Urbancic","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065598128383,"sku":"9781442648715","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_954a2ac8-1d92-4a30-a260-a12794156af8.jpg?v=1768676035","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reviewing-mario-pratesi-anne-urbancic-9781442648715","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}