Alberto Godioli

Laughter from Realism to Modernism

Misfits and Humorists in Pirandello, Svevo, Palazzeschi, and Gadda

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Produktbeschreibung

This book investigates the clash between social uniformity and personal anomalies as a key to understanding the functions of laughter in four major Italian authors from the early twentieth century, highlighting some essential differences between traditional realism and modernism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 173mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9780367600754
• ISBN-10: 0367600757
• Artikelnr.: 59994696

Autorenporträt

Alberto Godioli

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Laughter, Modernism, and Originality 1. Laughter and
Originality: From Sterne to Pirandello 2. Umorismo and Madness:
Pirandello's Originals 3. Violence, Bad Faith, and Hypocrisy: Truth and
Deception in Svevo's Laughter 4. Celebrations of Diversity: Palazzeschi's
Buffi and the Nineteenth-Century Tradition 5. The Stupidity of the World':
Satire and Common Nonsense in Gadda's Fiction 6. Conclusion: Italian
Modernism and the Fear of Uniformity