Title: Rome, postmodern narratives of a cityscape /
Authors: Holdaway, Dom,; Trentin, Filippo,; Holdaway, Dom,; Trentin, Filippo,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Rome (Italy) In literature.; Rome (Italy) In motion pictures.; Rome (Italy) Buildings, structures, etc.; Rome (Italy) Civilization; Rome (Italy) Civilization
Abstract: Until the mid-twentieth century the Western imagination seemed intent on viewing Rome purely in terms of its classical past or as a stop on the Grand Tour. This collection of essays looks at Rome from a postmodern perspective, including analysis of the city's 'unmappability', its fragmented narratives and its iconic status in literature and film.
Contents: Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; List of Figures; Introduction; 1. Between Rome's Walls; 2. The Explosion of Rome in the Fragments of a Postmodern Iconography; 3. Centre, Hinterland and the Articulation of 'Romanness' in Recent Italian Film; 4. Topophilia and other Roman Perversions; 5. Marcus Aurelius and the Ara Pacis; 6. A Postmodern Gaze on the Gasometer; 7. Ecclesiastical Icons; 8. 'Roma Interrotta'; 9. Las Vegas by Way of Rome; Notes; Index.