Sentences : the memoirs and letters of Italian political prisoners from Benvenuto Cellini to Aldo Moro /

The first comprehensive examination of autobiographical prison literature from Italy. Writings from prison by more than three dozen Italian political figures and intellectuals cover periods from the Italian Renaissance to the 1970's.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Klopp, Charles
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©1999.
Series:Toronto Italian studies.
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Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • Introduction: Writing As Survival
  • 1 Predecessors: Prison Writing before 1800
  • 2 The Spielberg: Concealment and Refutation
  • 3 Bodies Politic
  • 4 Authority, Desire, and Dissent: Serving the Revolution
  • 5 Answering Gramsci: The Anti-Fascists
  • 6 The Death of a President / The Effacement of an Author
  • Conclusion: Sentences and Convictions
  • NOTES
  • WORKS CONSULTED
  • INDEX
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • Y
  • Z.