Righteous anger in contemporary Italian literary and cinematic narratives /

Righteous Anger in Contemporary Italian Literary and Cinematic Narratives analyzes the role of passion, particularly indignation, and how it shapes intention and inspires the work of many contemporary Italian writers and filmmakers. Noting how art often holds the power to shed light on issues surrou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lucamante, Stefania (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2020].
Series:Toronto Italian studies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Pasolini's La rabbia and the Spectacularization of Scarpa's Posthuman Aesthetics
  • An Apocalyptic Kamikaze: Tiziano Scarpa or How to Invade the Reader
  • The Fundamental Things in Life According to Scarpa
  • Melania Mazzucco's Un giorno perfetto: Domestic Violence on an Everyday Perfect Day
  • Pushing Boundaries: Road Movies and Gas Stations in Monica Stambrini's Benzina
  • A Recipe for the Advantages and Disadvantages of Love: Anger and Misogyny in Paolo Sorrentino's The Consequences of Love
  • Society, Simulacra, and Love: Simona Vinci's Stanza 411
  • Wounding the Individual: Dynamics of Diversity and Anatomy of Love in Veronica Tomassini's Sangue di Cane.