| Echo: Essays on Other Literatures Volume 42 Contributor(s): Pivato, Joseph (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1550711768 ISBN-13: 9781550711769 Publisher: Guernica Editions OUR PRICE: $9.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2004 Annotation: This collection of essays explores the literature of Italian immigrants in Canada and their children by focusing on the central role that themes of migration hold in their work. Addressing topics such as the oral roots of Canadian immigrant writing, the changing place of women in works of the Italian diaspora, and the persistent difficulties of translation, this work provides an international perspective on some of the most pressing questions in the study of literature today. In addition to Canadian works, the work of immigrant writers from Australia and other countries is also considered, producing nuanced observations of cultural differences and affinities. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Emigration & Immigration - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration |
| Dewey: 810.985 |
| Series: Picas |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 4.4" W x 7.06" (0.44 lbs) 98 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of essays explores the literature of Italian immigrants in Canada and their children by focusing on the central role that themes of migration hold in their work. Addressing topics such as the oral roots of Canadian immigrant writing, the changing place of women in works of the Italian diaspora, and the persistent difficulties of translation, this work provides an international perspective on some of the most pressing questions in the study of literature today. In addition to Canadian works, the work of immigrant writers from Australia and other countries is also considered, producing nuanced observations of cultural differences and affinities. |