Spectacles of Themselves: Essays in Italian American Popular Culture and Literature (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781599540900)

George Guida's "Spectacles of Themselves" is a brilliant survey that reflects the workings of a subtle mind with a keen eye for the minutiae of expression in a charged field. He explains the dynamics of many levels of linguistic interference, and he shows how writers use style to create characters for themselves. He is able to compare fruitfully the manners of very different essayists and writers in order to shed light on the varieties and possibilities of expression available to writers who have relations with more than one language and culture. -Robert Viscusi Author of "Buried Ceasars and Other Secrets of Italian American Writing"

Author: Guida George
ISBN-10: 1599540908
ISBN-13: 9781599540900
Publisher: Bordighera Press
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2015
Pages: 186
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d