Gabriele DAnnunzio and World Literature by Elisa Segnini, Mi... - 9781399506861

Gabriele DAnnunzio and World LiteratureMultilingualism, Translation, Reception\nAuthor(s): Elisa Segnini, Michael Subialka\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Edinburgh University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edinburgh University Press\nISBN-13: 9781399506861, 978-1399506861\nSynopsis\nGabriele DAnnunzio was an internationally renowned artist and one of the most prominent public figures in Italy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His novels and poetry stirred the enthusiasm of James Joyce and Henry James in the English-speaking world and his repute stretched far beyond in France, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Japan and South America, DAnnunzio became a pivotal node in the broad networks of decadent exchange. This volume offers an overview of the global dynamics of DAnnunzios work, from his engagement with multilingualism and translingual writing to the international circulation and reception of his production. Featuring chapters by international scholars, it re-evaluates.