Italian literature
Subtitle: a very short introduction
By: Peter Hainsworth & David Robey
Contributors: Robey, David
Series: Very short introductions -- 304
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780199231799
Subjects: Italian literature; History and criticism
Description: In this Very Short Introduction to Italian Literature, Peter Hainsworth and David Robey examine Italian literature from the Middle Ages up to the present day, looking at themes and issues which have recurred throughout its history and continue to be of importance today.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-116) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; Introduction; 1. History; 2. Tradition; 3. Theory; 4. Politics; 5. Secularism; 6. Women.