The Empire of Stereotypes: Germaine de Staël and the Idea of Italy 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Casillo, R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349533688 ISBN-13: 9781349533688 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2006 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - French - Literary Criticism | Modern - 19th Century - History | Europe - Italy |
Dewey: 848.609 |
Series: Italian and Italian American Studies |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.00 lbs) 379 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Italy - Cultural Region - French |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book places Germaine de Stael's influential novel, Corrine, or Italy (1807) in relation to preceding and subsequent stereotypes of Italy as seen in the works of Northern European and American travel writers since the Renaissance. |