Enlightening Encounters traces the impact of photography on Italian literature from the medium's invention in 1839 to the present day. Investigating the ways in which Italian literature has responded to photographic practice and aesthetics, the contributors use a wide range of theoretical perspectives to examine a variety of canonical and non-canonical authors and a broad selection of literary genres, including fiction, autobiography, photo-texts, and migration literature. The first collection in English to focus on photography's reciprocal relationship to Italian literature, Enlightening Encounters represents an important resource for a number of fields, including Italian studies, literary studies, visual studies, and cultural studies.
| ISBN: | 9781442648074 |
| Publication date: | 27th January 2015 |
| Author: | Giorgia Alu, Nancy Pedri |
| Publisher: | University of Toronto Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 277 pages |
| Series: | Toronto Italian Studies |
| Genres: |
History of art European history Photography and photographs Literature: history and criticism |