Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture

by Gino Moliterno (Editor)

Overview

This rigorously compiled A-Z volume offers rich, readable coverage of the diverse forms of post-1945 Italian culture. With over 900 entries by international contributors, this volume is genuinely interdisciplinary in character, treating traditional political, economic, and legal concerns, with a particular emphasis on neglected areas of popular culture. Entries range from short definitions, histories or biographies to longer overviews covering themes, movements, institutions and personalities, from advertising to fascism, and Pirelli to Zeffirelli.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134758760
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/11/2002
Series:	Encyclopedias of Contemporary Culture
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	704
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Gino Moliterno has written extensively in the fields of comparative literature, film studies and Italian studies. He is a lecturer in Italian Film Studies at the Australian National University.

Table of Contents

Selected contents:* Agnelli family * anti-fascism * Benetton * censorship * Cicciolina, La * coffee * Dolce and Gabbana * earthquakes * Eco, Umberto * Fellini, Federico * Fiat * gay writing * lotteries * marriage * monarchists * Olivetti * patron saints * pop and rock music * postmodernsim * Rossellinni, Roberto * sculpture * volleyball * Zanussi

Editorial Reviews

An abecedarian volume edited by Moliterno (formerly Italian studies, Australian National Univ.), this thorough, expansive reference book focuses on post World War II Italian culture. Entries, which range from fotoromanzo (photo romance story), poetry, and polenta to film director and art critic Valerio Zurlini and noted conductor Claudio Abbado, are amply cross referenced. For example, the entry for Forza Italia (FI), the conservative political party founded in 1994, explains that the name (translated as Go Italy ) was derived from a slogan for Italy s national soccer team, Forza Azzura. It then goes on to reference its founder, media mogul Silvio Berlusconi; his corporation, Finivest, which owns a publishing house, a soccer team, and many of Italy s newspapers; and the various right-wing parties that allied themselves with FI. (Like all entries, this one offers books and articles for further reading.) An entry on Pier Paolo Pasolini, the famous filmmaker, poet, and novelist, guides readers to several other novelists and film directors of Pasolini s time and to a section on neorealism and the tumultuous student movement of the 1960s (which, surprisingly, the left-wing Pasolini thought of as senseless). While most entries are brief and the majority deal with people, the book devotes substantial space to such topics as the eternal Southern Question. With more than 1000 entries, this title makes an excellent bookend to The Italian American Experience (LJ 2/1/00). Recommended for all libraries. Mark Rotella, Jersey City, NJ Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

'While accessible to the general reader, this unique work serves as a gateway for any scholar delving into the world of modern Italian culture. It is highly recommended. - American Reference Books Annual

'As a source of reference this new Routledge encyclopedia is indispensable. Furthermore it should be studied by all those who influence policy in the fields of politics, commerce and public opinion, for it provides insights into the richness and complexity of life in contemporary Italy.'- Rivista

'Indeed as a source of reference this new Routledge encyclopedia is indispensable' - Rivista 377 [Summer 2000]

'With more than 1000 entries, this title makes an excellent bookend to The Italian American Experience. Recommended for all libraries.' - Library Journal [July 2000]

'While accessible to the general reader, this unique work serves as a gateway for any scholar delving into the world of modern Italian culture. It is highly recommended. - American reference Books Annual 2000 Edition

'The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture meets the needs of both the more specialised and general reader, and is well worth a place in any general or specialist reference collection.' - Reference Reviews Volume 14, Number 7, 2000

'The newest edition to Routledge's Encyclopedias of Contemporary Culture series is a useful reference for all things Italian in the post-1945 era. Recommended for any academic or large public library with users needing expanded reference coverage of Italy.' - Booklist [November 2000]

'Comprehensive 744-page guide to many artists, writers and thinkers' - The Philapelphia Inquirer

' ...as a source of reference this new Routledge encyclopedia is indispensable. Furthermore it should be studied by all those who influence policy in the fields of politics, commerce and public opinion, for it provides insights into the richness and complexity of life in contemporary Italy.'- Rivista

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