British writers and the experience of Italy, 1800-1940
Subtitle: studies in Anglo-Italian literary influence
By: Peter Vassallo
Publisher: Malta University Publishing
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Malta
Language: eng
Number of pages: 157
ISBN-13: 9789990944532
Subjects: English literature; History and criticism; In literature; British Foreign public opinion; Italian influences; Foreign public opinion
Description: "The esays offered in this book explore some of the significant Romantic and post-Romantic constructions of Italy, its culture and history, beginning with Madame de Staël's seminal Corinne, ou l'Italie (1807), which would prove influential in the aesthetic imaginary shaping and surrounding subsequent literary works about Italy"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-145) and indexes.