Sentences
Subtitle: the memoirs and letters of Italian political prisoners from Benvenuto Cellini to Aldo Moro
By: Charles Klopp.
Series: Toronto Italian studies
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Toronto; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: Political prisoners' writings, Italian -- History and criticism.; Political prisoners -- Italy -- Intellectual life.; Politics and literature -- Italy -- History.; Liberty in literature.; Écrits de prisonniers italiens -- Histoire et critique.; Prose italienne -- Histoire et critique.; Écrits de prisonniers politiques -- Histoire et critique.; Politique et littérature -- Italie.; Liberté dans la littérature.
Description: "Although there exist a number of studies on prison writing from various countries, Sentences is the first comprehensive examination of autobiographical prison literature from Italy. Klopp has assembled a gallery of fascinating portraits in this chronological survey of prison writings by more than three dozen Italian political figures and intellectuals - including Cellini, Casanova, Tasso, the Martyrs of Mantua, Enrichetta Caracciolo, Gramsci - all of whom were imprisoned for their political convictions.

Drawing on prison writings from periods that include the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the Risorgimento, the rise of socialism and women's rights, and the years of Fascism, Sentences makes a valuable contribution to social and political history."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-262) and index.
Subtitle on spine: The memoirs of Italian political prisoners.