Can the unprecedented rise of the historical genre in Italy after 1980 be explained out of the "Umberto Eco effect" alone, as many critics believe? Why are so many Italians nowadays inclined to believe in their Celtic origins? How many middle Ages were there and do we actually live in a high-tech version of them? Has Italy ever been unified? This book discusses the ongoing literary quest for new collective identities in the present-day Italian nation challenged by European integration, globalisation and the burgeoning regionalism, and shows the intricate routes of historical revision on which contemporary Italian fiction embarks.
- ISBN13 9783631623619
- Publish Date 9 April 2012 (first published 1 January 2012)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country CH
- Imprint Peter Lang AG
- Edition New edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 278
- Language English
- URL https://peterlang.com/view/product/15849?format=HC