An important locus for English-speaking writers; the region of Tuscany is also well represented in the Italian literary canon. In Tuscan Spaces; Silvia Ross focuses on constructions of Tuscany in twentieth-century Italian literature and juxtaposes them with English prose works by such authors as E.M. Forster and Frances Mayes to expose the complexity of literary representation centred on a single milieu.Ross uses the works of writers such as Federigo Tozzi; Aldo Palazzeschi; Vasco Pratolini; and Elena Gianini Belotti; to seek out alternative visions of Tuscan space and emphasizes that each author fashions the region in a manner which reflects their personal poetics; background; and experiences. Theories of cultural geography; space; travel; and narrative contribute to Rosss consideration of the dualisms commonly employed in writings about Tuscany; such as country/city; nature/culture; female/male; and self/other; all of which are in turn affected by her interrogation of the local/foreign opposition that underlies the study as a whole.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. early lithographsBy Philip C. GregoryVery good summary of the body of the Kellogs work. would be better if more full size lithos were included.
