Overview
The works of Giorgio Scerbanenco repeatedly articulate and explore the implications of new forms of criminality that emerged in Italy's post-war transformation towards its ""economic miracle"". An indepth analysis of Scerbanenco's Duca Lamberti series constitutes the critical focus of this study, and in particular the psychological resonances of the role played by the author's controversial representation of the urban space, its violence, (in)justice and gender roles. In what way do these elements heighten and/or exaggerate the nature of the criminal acts and the reader's experience? This study therefore investigates a reader's potential response to the content, the settings, and, above all, the characters Scerbanenco portrays in these four novels.
Full Product Details
Author: Marco Paoli
Publisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Imprint: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Edition: New edition
Volume: 8
Dimensions:
Width: 15.00cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.00cm
Weight: 0.330kg
ISBN: 9782875743299
ISBN 10: 2875743295
Pages: 239
Publication Date: 23 February 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Marco Paoli's book contains an original and well-documented critical analysis of Giorgio Scerbanenco's crime novels, [...]. As the first full-length monograph on Scerbanenco in English, this book provides a praiseworthy contribution to advancing the study of an author who has long been marginalized for writing popular fiction, and whose works, as Paoli convincingly argues, `deserve to be the subject of detailed critical analysis'. (Alberica Bazzoni, Modern Language Review 112/2017)
Marco Paoli's book contains an original and well-documented critical analysis of Giorgio Scerbanenco's crime novels, [...]. As the first full-length monograph on Scerbanenco in English, this book provides a praiseworthy contribution to advancing the study of an author who has long been marginalized for writing popular fiction, and whose works, as Paoli convincingly argues, `deserve to be the subject of detailed critical analysis'. (Alberica Bazzoni, Modern Language Review 112/2017)
Author Information
Dr Marco Paoli is a lecturer in Italian Studies and Head of Italian at the University of Liverpool. His main areas of research are Italian crime fiction and Italian cinema. He is particularly interested in the Italian economic miracle and its influence on crime as reflected in Italian literature and cinema of the post war period. He has published studies on, among others, Carlo Lizzani, Fernando Di Leo, Paolo Virzi and Giorgio Scerbanenco.
