Italian children’s literature and national identity: childhood, melancholy, modernity
Auteur :
Truglio, Maria
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367346386
Date de publication :
14 janv. 2020
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
317 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book examines how children’s books forged a unified national identity for the new Italian State. Chapters on the heroic figure of Garibaldi, the Orientalized depiction of the South, and the role of girls in formation narratives show how melancholic itineraries produced gendered national subjects.