Author

Publication

1999 - University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Ontario

Language

English

Word Count

69,000 words, Guess

Page Count

276 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing5565772
  • Goodreads1118443

Classifications

  • DDC850.9/9206927
  • LCCPQ4063.5.P64 K56 1999

Description

"Although there exist a number of studies on prison writing from various countries, Sentences is the first comprehensive examination of autobiographical prison literature from Italy. Klopp has assembled a gallery of fascinating portraits in this chronological survey of prison writings by more than three dozen Italian political figures and intellectuals - including Cellini, Casanova, Tasso, the Martyrs of Mantua, Enrichetta Caracciolo, Gramsci - all of whom were imprisoned for their political convictions. Drawing on prison writings from periods that include the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the Risorgimento, the rise of socialism and women's rights, and the years of Fascism, Sentences makes a valuable contribution to social and political history."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryProse italienneIntellectual lifePolitical prisonersHistoire et critiqueHistory and criticismLiberty in literature

Places

Series Statement

  • Toronto Italian studies

Other Editions

  • Sentences: the memoirs and letters of Italian political prisoners from Benvenuto Cellini to Aldo MoroUniversity of Toronto Press1999-01-01

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