Romantic Europe and the ghost of Italy - Luzzi, Joseph; ProQuest (Firm) (New Haven : Yale University Press, 2008)
Italy's ambivalent modernity -- Genus italicum -- Did Italian romanticism exist? -- Italy without Italians: Goethe, Stael, and Foscolo -- The death of Italy and birth of European romanticism -- Heirs of a dark wood -- Dante and autobiography in the age of Voltaire -- Alfieri's Prince, Dante, and the romantic self -- Wordsworth, Dante, and British romantic identity -- Corpus italicum -- Italy as woman and wound, Dante to Leopardi -- The body of Parini -- Italy's broken heart.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-284) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Keywords: Italian literature -- History and criticism; Comparative literature -- Italian and European; Comparative literature -- European and Italian; European literature -- 18th century -- Italian influences; European literature -- 19th century -- Italian influences; Italy -- Civilization; Electronic books