Two Recent Publications by Fordham University Press
Thur. Oct. 2, 2014聽 6:30-8:30pm
Open to the public: RSVP聽聽by Sept. 29th
鈥孖ntroduction by Will Cerbone聽(Fordham University Press, Editorial Associate and Assistant to the Director)
Moderated by Teresa Fiore聽(Inserra Chair, 星空无限传媒 University)
Live musical accompaniment by John La Barbera
Refreshments will be served
Italoamericana: The Literature of the Great Migration, 1880-1943聽(ed. by Francesco Durante)
Presented by Robert Viscusi聽(General Editor of the American Edition),聽Anthony J. Tamburri聽(Translations Editor), James J. Periconi聽(Bibliographic Editor)
鈥Readings by聽Giulia Prestia聽(Translator)
鈥
Originally published in Italian,聽Italoamericana聽is a landmark collection of translated writings that in establishing a rich, diverse, and mature sense of Italian-American life allows readers to see American society through the eyes of Italian-speaking immigrants who considered their communities as colonies of the mother country. Filled with the voices from the first generation of Italian-American life, the book presents a unique treasury of long-inaccessible writing that embodies a literary canon for Italian-American culture鈥攑oetry, drama, journalism, political advocacy, history, memoir, biography, and story.
Poets of the Italian Diaspora: A Bilingual Anthology
Presented by Luigi Bonaffini and Joseph Perricone聽(颁辞-别诲颈迟辞谤蝉)听鈥
Readings by Peter Carravetta聽(U.S. section curator)聽and Paolo Valesio聽(Featured poet)
The first-ever anthology devoted to the literature of the Italian diaspora that places it in a global context, this landmark volume presents a truly international selection of works by more than seventy Italian-language poets who are writing in countries from Australia to Venezuela. Their poetry is collected (on facing pages in both Italian and English) into eleven geographical regions, enriched by critical introductions, bibliographies, and overviews by scholars specialized in the field who together shed light on the history and current state of Italian-language poetry in the world.