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Angelo Castagnino

Fantastic Echoes in Contemporary Italian Literature

Fantastic Echoes in Contemporary Italian Literature

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Castagnino argues that contemporary Italian fiction uses fantastic tropes to address realistic concerns, connecting Gothic and fantastic fiction to societal issues such as ecocriticism, ecofeminism, artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and personal and collective memory.

Format: Hardback
Length: 220 pages
Publication date: 06 November 2023
Publisher: Lexington Books

Fantastic Echoes in Contemporary Italian Literature by Castagnino explores the use of fantastic tropes in contemporary Italian fiction to address realistic concerns. It establishes a connection between the tradition of Gothic and fantastic fiction and societal concerns such as ecocriticism, ecofeminism, artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and personal and collective memory. The study of Nicola Lagioia, Simona Vinci, Alessandro Perissinotto, and Michele Mari provides a powerful rendition of the practical applications of fantastic and Gothic tropes for understanding today's Italian fiction.

Fantastic Echoes in Contemporary Italian Literature


Castagnino's book, "Fantastic Echoes in Contemporary Italian Literature," argues that contemporary Italian fiction often employs fantastic tropes to address realistic concerns. By doing so, he establishes a connection between the tradition of Gothic and fantastic fiction and societal concerns such as ecocriticism, ecofeminism, artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and personal and collective memory. The study of Nicola Lagioia, Simona Vinci, Alessandro Perissinotto, and Michele Mari offers a compelling illustration of the practical applications of fantastic and Gothic tropes in understanding today's Italian fiction.

Fantastic Echoes in Contemporary Italian Literature


Castagnino's book, "Fantastic Echoes in Contemporary Italian Literature," explores the use of fantastic tropes in contemporary Italian fiction to address realistic concerns. It establishes a connection between the tradition of Gothic and fantastic fiction and societal concerns such as ecocriticism, ecofeminism, artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and personal and collective memory. The study of Nicola Lagioia, Simona Vinci, Alessandro Perissinotto, and Michele Mari provides a powerful rendition of the practical applications of fantastic and Gothic tropes for understanding today's Italian fiction.

Weight: 526g
Dimension: 238 x 158 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781793638410

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