Pasolini’s Lasting Impressions

Death, Eros, and Literary Enterprise in the Opus of Pier Paolo Pasolini

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, European, Italian, Poetry History & Criticism
Cover of the book Pasolini’s Lasting Impressions by Virginia Agostinelli, Fabio Benincasa, Francesca D’Alessandro Behr, Daniela Bini, Millicent Marcus, Fulvio Orsitto, Flaviano Pisanelli, Francesco Rosetti, Daniela Privitera, Ilaria Lanzarini, Giulia Tellini, William Van Watson, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
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Author: Virginia Agostinelli, Fabio Benincasa, Francesca D’Alessandro Behr, Daniela Bini, Millicent Marcus, Fulvio Orsitto, Flaviano Pisanelli, Francesco Rosetti, Daniela Privitera, Ilaria Lanzarini, Giulia Tellini, William Van Watson ISBN: 9781683930198
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Publication: January 3, 2018
Imprint: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Language: English
Author: Virginia Agostinelli, Fabio Benincasa, Francesca D’Alessandro Behr, Daniela Bini, Millicent Marcus, Fulvio Orsitto, Flaviano Pisanelli, Francesco Rosetti, Daniela Privitera, Ilaria Lanzarini, Giulia Tellini, William Van Watson
ISBN: 9781683930198
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Publication: January 3, 2018
Imprint: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Language: English

Noted as a ‘civil poet’ by Alberto Moravia, Pier Paolo Pasolini was a creative and philosophical genius whose works challenged generations of Western Europeans and Americans to reconsider not only issues regarding the self, but also various social concerns. Pasolini’s works touched and continues to inspire students, scholars, and intellectuals alike to question the status quo. This collection of thirteen articles and two interviews evidences the on-going discourse around Pasolini’s lasting impressions on the new generation.

Pasolini’s Lasting Impressions: Death, Eros and Literary Enterprise in the Opus of Pier Paolo Pasolini thus explores the civic poet’s oeuvre in four parts: poetry, theatre, film, and culture. Although the collection does not include every genre in which Pasolini wrote, it addresses many, some which often receive little or no attention, particularly in Italian Studies of North America. The underlining theme of the book, ‘death, eros and literary enterprise’ intertwines these genres in a rather unique way, allowing for inter-disciplinary interpretations to Pasolini’s rich opus.

The edited volume concludes with two artists, Dacia Maraini and Ominio71’s reflections on Pasolini in the 21st century. In fact, the cover represents a recent work on Ominio71 underscoring Pasolini’s visual presence still within the Roman walls. In conclusion, this collection demonstrates how his works still influence contemporary Italian society and motivate intellectual dialogue through new theoretical outlooks on Pasolini’s oeuvre.

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Noted as a ‘civil poet’ by Alberto Moravia, Pier Paolo Pasolini was a creative and philosophical genius whose works challenged generations of Western Europeans and Americans to reconsider not only issues regarding the self, but also various social concerns. Pasolini’s works touched and continues to inspire students, scholars, and intellectuals alike to question the status quo. This collection of thirteen articles and two interviews evidences the on-going discourse around Pasolini’s lasting impressions on the new generation.

Pasolini’s Lasting Impressions: Death, Eros and Literary Enterprise in the Opus of Pier Paolo Pasolini thus explores the civic poet’s oeuvre in four parts: poetry, theatre, film, and culture. Although the collection does not include every genre in which Pasolini wrote, it addresses many, some which often receive little or no attention, particularly in Italian Studies of North America. The underlining theme of the book, ‘death, eros and literary enterprise’ intertwines these genres in a rather unique way, allowing for inter-disciplinary interpretations to Pasolini’s rich opus.

The edited volume concludes with two artists, Dacia Maraini and Ominio71’s reflections on Pasolini in the 21st century. In fact, the cover represents a recent work on Ominio71 underscoring Pasolini’s visual presence still within the Roman walls. In conclusion, this collection demonstrates how his works still influence contemporary Italian society and motivate intellectual dialogue through new theoretical outlooks on Pasolini’s oeuvre.

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