Transnational Dante : inventing Argentine cultural identity /
"This...book examines how Dante was repurposed by Argentine politicians and authors who were concerned with the construction of Argentine national identity in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In this volume, [the author] investigates Dante's transnational influence in Arg...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Fordham University Press,
2025.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Critical studies in Italian migrations.
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| Summary: | "This...book examines how Dante was repurposed by Argentine politicians and authors who were concerned with the construction of Argentine national identity in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In this volume, [the author] investigates Dante's transnational influence in Argentina: Why did Argentine authors consistently call upon Dante in their attempts to develop Argentine literature? What are the textual and thematic characteristics of Dante's Divine Comedy that make it an ideal vehicle for literary appropriation? What are the historical and cultural factors that account for Dante's enduring popularity in Italy and beyond? How did the strong presence of Italians in Argentina influence cultural production in the developing nation? And how are the re-writings of Dante in the Argentine canon in dialogue with one another?"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-253) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781531510435 1531510434 |