Italian Folktales In America
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Author | : Frances M. Malpezzi |
Publisher | : august house |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780874835335 |
Italian-Americans compose one of the largest ethnic groups in the United States, numbering more than 14 million in the 1990 census. Though they have often been portrayed in fiction and film, these images are often based on stereotypes not borne out among the immigrant and assimilated population.
Author | : Elizabeth Mathias |
Publisher | : Wayne State University Press |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9780814321225 |
Gathers fairy tales told by Clementina Todesco, an Italian immigrant, offers background information about her life in Italy and America, and explains how and when the tales were told
Author | : Elizabeth Mathias |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 345 |
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ISBN | : 9780608105727 |
Author | : Catherine Harris Ainsworth |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Fiction |
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Author | : Richard Lawrence Leveroni |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 207 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Folklore |
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Author | : Fred L. Gardaphé |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
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In the first major critical reading of Italian American narrative literature in two decades, Fred L. Gardaphé presents an interpretive overview of Italian American literary history. Examining works from the turn of the twentieth century to the present, he develops a new perspective--variously historical, philosophical, and cultural--by which American writers of Italian descent can be read, increasing the discursive power of an ethnic literature that has received too little serious critical attention. Gardaphé draws on Vico's concept of history, as well as the work of Gramsci, to establish a culture-specific approach to reading Italian American literature. He begins his historical reading with narratives informed by oral traditions, primarily autobiography and autobiographical fiction written by immigrants. From these earliest social-realist narratives, Gardaphé traces the evolution of this literature through tales of "the godfather" and the mafia; the "reinvention of ethnicity" in works by Helen Barolini, Tina DeRosa, and Carole Maso; the move beyond ethnicity in fiction by Don DeLillo and Gilbert Sorrentino; to the short fiction of Mary Caponegro, which points to a new direction in Italian American writing. The result is both an ethnography of Italian American narrative and a model for reading the signs that mark the "self-fashioning" inherent in literary and cultural production. Italian Signs, American Streets promises to become a landmark in the understanding of literature and culture produced by Italian Americans. It will be of interest not only to students, critics, and scholars of this ethnic experience, but also to those concerned with American literature in general and the place of immigrant and ethnic literatures within that wide framework.
Author | : Dan Yaccarino |
Publisher | : Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 41 |
Release | : 2012-06-27 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0375987231 |
“This immigration story is universal.” —School Library Journal, Starred Dan Yaccarino’s great-grandfather arrived at Ellis Island with a small shovel and his parents’ good advice: “Work hard, but remember to enjoy life, and never forget your family.” With simple text and warm, colorful illustrations, Yaccarino recounts how the little shovel was passed down through four generations of this Italian-American family—along with the good advice. It’s a story that will have kids asking their parents and grandparents: Where did we come from? How did our family make the journey all the way to America? “A shovel is just a shovel, but in Dan Yaccarino’s hands it becomes a way to dig deep into the past and honor all those who helped make us who we are.” —Eric Rohmann, winner of the Caldecott Medal for My Friend Rabbit “All the Way to America is a charmer. Yaccarino’s heartwarming story rings clearly with truth, good cheer, and love.” —Tomie dePaola, winner of a Caldecott Honor Award for Strega Nona
Author | : Luisa Del Giudice |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : History |
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. An introduction to Studies in Italian American Folklore analyzes the recently controversial figure of Christopher Columbus in Italian folk culture and considers the meaning of his commemoration. The collection includes the first comprehensive bibliography of Italian American and Canadian folklore scholarship.
Author | : Tristram Potter Coffin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Folklore |
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Author | : Anne Macdonell |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 2001-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780486416618 |
Presents a collection of fairy tales, including "Companions of the forest" and "Rags-and-Tatters."