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Midday In Italian Literature: Variations of an Archetypal Theme
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Midday In Italian Literature: Variations of an Archetypal Theme
Contributors:
By (Author) Nicolas James Perella
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
850.9
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
348
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
652g
Description
Although midday is commonly associated with indolence or the languishing of both nature and humanity in stifling heat, Nicolas Perella shows that this connection--however real--is secondary to an archetypal encounter with noontide as a moment of existential crisis of spiritual as well as erotic dimensions. First tracing the literary presence of thi
