Italy in Mind: An AnthologyAlice Leccese Powers Comprising short stories, novel excerpts, essays, journal entries, letters, and poetry. Italy in Mind captures all the contradictions of the Italian scene: enduring tradition and trendy consumerism, ravishing landscapes and urban sprawl, demonic bureaucracy and unvanquishable human warmth. Each entry is accompanied by a biography of the author, and the entire collection is preceded by a lively introduction by editor Alice Leccese Powers. The result is a work of enchantment, a tribute both to Italy and to generations of literary travelers. |
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... Italy's duality reflects my own . In America , I am Italian ; in Italy , I am American . Editing this collection provided pieces to my personal Italian puzzle and also revealed my prejudices . I knew that I had to include John Hersey's ...
... Italy's duality reflects my own . In America , I am Italian ; in Italy , I am American . Editing this collection provided pieces to my personal Italian puzzle and also revealed my prejudices . I knew that I had to include John Hersey's ...
Page 137
... Italian gave the Fascist salute and with an eager face said in Italian : " Welcome to the Americans ! Live Roosevelt ! How glad I am that you have arrived . For many years I have hated the Fascists . " The Major said in Italian : " Who ...
... Italian gave the Fascist salute and with an eager face said in Italian : " Welcome to the Americans ! Live Roosevelt ! How glad I am that you have arrived . For many years I have hated the Fascists . " The Major said in Italian : " Who ...
Page 252
... Italian Neighbors an " arrival diary " rather than a travel book , as it chronicles his first year in Italy . Of his adopted home he writes , " I love it . . . but like anyplace that's be- come home , I hate it too . And , of course ...
... Italian Neighbors an " arrival diary " rather than a travel book , as it chronicles his first year in Italy . Of his adopted home he writes , " I love it . . . but like anyplace that's be- come home , I hate it too . And , of course ...
Contents
HOMER BIGART | 3 |
HAROLD BRODKEY | 9 |
ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING | 19 |
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