Social pluralism and literary history
Subtitle: the literature of the Italian emigration
By: edited and with an introduction by Francesco Loriggio.
Contributors: Loriggio, Francesco.
Series: Essay series : ;; 22; Essay series (Guernica (Firm)) ;; 22.
Publisher: Guernica
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Toronto; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 331
Subjects: Italian literature -- Foreign countries -- History and criticism; Italian literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Immigrants' writings, Italian -- History and criticism; Emigration and immigration in literature
Description: This book starts from the premise that emigration is a crucial concept for the understanding of recent developments in criticism and literature. For only when the contribution of nonindigenous ethnicities is taken into account such other key phenomena as globalization and multiculturalism or - in some parts of the world - colonialism or post-colonialism appear in full.

The essays in this collection trace the presence of an Italian heritage in the literature of the United States, Canada, Australia, Germany, and ponder the consequences. While some articles describe the texts or review the history of the literature produced by authors of Italian origin, others address the theoretical implications or situate the discussion about authors and their works within the current critical debate. The result is a volume at once informative and intellectually challenging.
Notes: Includes bibliographic references.
Some essays translated from French, Italian, or German.