Utopia and Dystopia in Postwar Italian Literature

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Utopia and Dystopia in Postwar Italian Literature is written by Daniele Fioretti and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3319465538 (ISBN 10) and 9783319465531 (ISBN 13).

This book is about the presence of utopian and dystopian elements in the Italian literary landscape. It focuses on four authors that are representatives of the various positions in the Italian cultural debate: Pasolini, Calvino, Sanguineti, and Volponi. What did concepts like utopia and dystopia mean for these authors? Is it possible to separate utopia from dystopia? What is the role of science fiction in this debate? This book answers these questions, proposing an original interpretation of utopia and of the social role of literature. The book also takes into consideration four of the most influential literary journals in Italy: Officina, il menabò, il verri, and Nuovi Argomenti, that played a central role in the cultural and political debate on utopia in Italy.