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National Cultures and Foreign Narratives charts the pathways through which foreign literature in translation has arrived in Italy during the first half of the twentieth century. To show the contribution translations made to shaping an Italian national culture, it draws on a wealth of archival material made available in English for the first time.

Produktbeschreibung
National Cultures and Foreign Narratives charts the pathways through which foreign literature in translation has arrived in Italy during the first half of the twentieth century. To show the contribution translations made to shaping an Italian national culture, it draws on a wealth of archival material made available in English for the first time.

Autorenporträt
Francesca Billiani is a Senior Lecturer in Italian Studies at the University of Manchester, UK. She is the co-author with Laura Pennacchietti of Architecture and the Novel under the Italian Fascist Regime (2019) and has published in the fields of Italian intellectual and cultural history, especially concerning translation and the arts.

Rezensionen
"National Cultures and Foreign Narratives in Italy, 1903-1943 is an inspiring text that will prove fundamental to any scholar who, for varying motivations, would like to consider the diffusion of foreign literature in Italy in the first half of the century. The author offers a detailed and engaging overview on the circulation of literature and translations in Italy between 1940-43." (Valentina Geri, Annali d'italianistica, Vol. 40, 2022)