The Americas in Italian Literature in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries
Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr
Published: June 1996
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780271015132
Subjects: Special Subjects In Literature; 18th century; 19th century; History and criticism; Italian Literature; Literary Criticism
Description: The curiosity with which Europeans approached the New World was reflected in the writings of Italian historians, missionaries, travelers, and explorers, who described with fascination the customs of the peoples they encountered in their travels. In this study Stefania Buccini examines the representation of the Americas in Italian literature during the Age of the Enlightenment.