Politics and Society in Italian Crime Fiction : An Historical Overview

Pezzotti, Barbara

McFarland & Co Inc（2014/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 244 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786476527
• DDC分類 853

Full Description

This book comprehensively covers the history of Italian crime fiction from its origins to the present. Using the concept of "moral rebellion," the author examines the ways in which Italian crime fiction has articulated the country's social and political changes. The book concentrates on such writers as Augusto de Angelis (1888-1944), Giorgio Scerbanenco (1911-1969), Leonardo Sciascia (1921-1989), Andrea Camilleri (b. 1925), Loriano Macchiavelli (b. 1934), Massimo Carlotto (b. 1956), and Marcello Fois (b. 1960). Through the analysis of writers belonging to differing crucial periods of Italy's history, this work reveals the many ways in which authors exploit the genre to reflect social transformation and dysfunction.

Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Part I—Italian Crime Fiction from Its Origins to Fascism

 1. Giallo Between Social Criticism and Propaganda

 2. Augusto De Angelis

Part II—Italian Crime Fiction from the 1950s to the 1970s

 3. The Gumshoe Gets Political

 4. Giorgio Scerbanenco

 5. Leonardo Sciascia

 6. Loriano Macchiavelli

Part III—Italian Crime Fiction from the 1980s to the 2000s

 7. The Sleuth Versus Berlusconi

 8. Andrea Camilleri

 9. Massimo Carlotto

10. Marcello Fois

Conclusions

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index