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Dino Buzzati and Anglo-American Culture: The Re-Use of Visual and Narrative Texts in His Fantastic Fiction

Valentina Polcini

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Description:This book investigates the relationship between Dino Buzzati s fiction and Anglo-American culture by focusing on his re-use of visual texts (Arthur Rackham s illustrations), narrative sources (Joseph Conrad s novels), and topoi belonging to such genres as the seafaring tale, the ghost story and the Christmas story. Tracing Buzzati s recurring theme of the loss of imagination, Dino Buzzati and Anglo-American Culture shows that, far from being a mere imitator, he carries on an original and conscious reworking of pre-existing literary motifs. Especially through the adoption of intertextual strategies, Buzzati laments the lack of an imaginative urge in contemporary society and attempts a recovery of the fantastic imagery of his models. Alongside a reconsideration of Buzzati s intertextuality, this book offers new insights into Buzzati s fantastic fiction, by highlighting its playful and ironic component as opposed to the more overtly pervading sense of gloominess and nostalgia. Furthermore, while filling a gap in the critical study of Buzzati in the English-speaking world, the book contributes towards a general reassessment of an author who, although regarded as minor for many years, can rightly be ranked among the masters of twentieth-century fantastic literature."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dino Buzzati and Anglo-American Culture: The Re-Use of Visual and Narrative Texts in His Fantastic Fiction. To get started finding Dino Buzzati and Anglo-American Culture: The Re-Use of Visual and Narrative Texts in His Fantastic Fiction, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This book investigates the relationship between Dino Buzzati s fiction and Anglo-American culture by focusing on his re-use of visual texts (Arthur Rackham s illustrations), narrative sources (Joseph Conrad s novels), and topoi belonging to such genres as the seafaring tale, the ghost story and the Christmas story. Tracing Buzzati s recurring theme of the loss of imagination, Dino Buzzati and Anglo-American Culture shows that, far from being a mere imitator, he carries on an original and conscious reworking of pre-existing literary motifs. Especially through the adoption of intertextual strategies, Buzzati laments the lack of an imaginative urge in contemporary society and attempts a recovery of the fantastic imagery of his models. Alongside a reconsideration of Buzzati s intertextuality, this book offers new insights into Buzzati s fantastic fiction, by highlighting its playful and ironic component as opposed to the more overtly pervading sense of gloominess and nostalgia. Furthermore, while filling a gap in the critical study of Buzzati in the English-speaking world, the book contributes towards a general reassessment of an author who, although regarded as minor for many years, can rightly be ranked among the masters of twentieth-century fantastic literature."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dino Buzzati and Anglo-American Culture: The Re-Use of Visual and Narrative Texts in His Fantastic Fiction. To get started finding Dino Buzzati and Anglo-American Culture: The Re-Use of Visual and Narrative Texts in His Fantastic Fiction, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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