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Delirious Naples, A Cultural History of the City of the Sun, Pellegrino D'Acierno and Stanislao G. Pugliese, editors

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Delirious Naples, A Cultural History of the City of the Sun, Pellegrino D'Acierno and Stanislao G. Pugliese, editors

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references

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illustrationsplates

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no index present

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non fiction

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Delirious Naples

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bibliography

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1002824259

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Pellegrino D'Acierno and Stanislao G. Pugliese, editors

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A Cultural History of the City of the Sun

Summary

This book is addressed to "lovers of paradoxes" and we have done our utmost to assemble a stellar cast of Neapolitan and American scholars, intellectuals, and artists/writers who are strong and open-minded enough to wrestle with and illuminate the paradoxes through which Naples presents itself. Naples is a mysterious metropolis. Difficult to understand, it is an enigma to outsiders, and also to the Neapolitans themselves. Its very impenetrableness is what makes it so deliriously and irresistibly attractive. The essays attempt to give some hints to the answer of the enigma, without parsing it into neat scholastic formulas. In doing this, the book will be an important means of opening Naples to students, scholars and members of the community at large who are engaged in "identity-work." A primary goal has been to establish a dialogue with leading Neapolitan intellectuals and artists, and, ultimately, ensure that the “deliriously Neapolitan” dance continues. --, Provided by publisher

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