Delirious Naples - A Cultural History of the City of the Sun (Paperback)

This book is addressed to "lovers of paradoxes" and we have done our utmost to assemble a stellar cast of Neapolitan and American scholars, intellectuals, and artists/writers who are strong and open-minded enough to wrestle with and illuminate the paradoxes through which Naples presents itself. Naples is a mysterious metropolis. Difficult to understand, it is an enigma to outsiders, and also to the Neapolitans themselves. Its very impenetrableness is what makes it so deliriously and irresistibly attractive. The essays attempt to give some hints to the answer of the enigma, without parsing it into neat scholastic formulas. In doing this, the book will be an important means of opening Naples to students, scholars and members of the community at large who are engaged in "identity-work." A primary goal has been to establish a dialogue with leading Neapolitan intellectuals and artists, and, ultimately, ensure that the "deliriously Neapolitan" dance continues.

General

Imprint:	Fordham University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2018
First published:	2017
Editors:	Pellegrino D'Acierno • Stanislao G Pugliese
Contributors:	Theresa Aiello • B Amore • Andrea Baldi • Angelo Cannavacciuolo • Joseph Connors • Rose De Angelis • Erri De Luca • John Domini
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-8232-7999-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-8232-7999-5
Barcode:	9780823279999

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