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Buried Caesars, and Other Secrets of Italian American Writing
Contributor(s): Viscusi, Robert (Author)

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 ISBN: 0791466345     ISBN-13: 9780791466346
Publisher: State University of New York Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2006
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Annotation: Examines the forces that have shaped Italian American writing, from the novels of John Fante to the musings of Tony Soprano.

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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | American - General
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General
- Social Science | Emigration & Immigration
Dewey: 810.985
Series: Suny Series in Italian/American Studies
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.06" W x 8.98" L (0.90 lbs) 294 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Asian
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:
Winner of the 2006 Pietro Di Donato and John Fante Literary Award from The Grand Lodge of the Sons of Italy, New York State

Robert Viscusi takes a comprehensive look at Italian American writing by exploring the connections between language and culture in Italian American experience and major literary texts. Italian immigrants, Viscusi argues, considered even their English to be a dialect of Italian, and therefore attempted to create an American English fully reflective of their historical, social, and cultural positions. This approach allows us to see Italian American purposes as profoundly situated in relation not only to American language and culture but also to Italian nationalist narratives in literary history as well as linguistic practice. Viscusi also situates Italian American writing within the eccentric design of American literature, and uses a multidisciplinary approach to read not only novels and poems, but also houses, maps, processions, videos, and other artifacts as texts.
 
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