List of contributors Preface Acknowledgments Note on translations Chronology 1 The belated development of a theory of the novel in Italian literary culture remo ceserani and pierluigi pelliniĢ The forms of long prose fiction in late medieval and early modern Italian literature a l b e rt n. ---- paperback --- paperbackĬambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of s for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Subject to statutory exception and to the provision of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge , UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York Information on this title: © Cambridge University Press 2003 This publication is in copyright. Readers will gain a keen sense of the vitality of the Italian novel throughout its history and a clear picture of the debates and criticism that have surrounded its development. This is a unique examination of the Italian novel, and will prove invaluable to students and specialists alike. Novelists examined include some of the most influential and important of the twentieth century inside and outside Italy: Luigi Pirandello, Primo Levi, Umberto Eco, and Italo Calvino.
The contributors are distinguished scholars from the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy, and Australia. Contributions cover a wide range of topics including the theory of the novel in Italy, the historical novel, realism, modernism, postmodernism, neorealism, and film and the novel. The Cambridge Companion to the Italian Novel The Cambridge Companion to the Italian Novel provides a broad-ranging introduction to the major trends in the development of the Italian novel from its early modern origin to the contemporary era.