Italian Birds of Passage - The Diaspora of Neapolitan Musicians in New York (Hardcover)


This book reviews the period from the unification of Italy to the fascist era through significant Neapolitan performers such as Gilda Mignonette and Enrico Caruso. It traces the transformation of a popular tradition written in dialect into a popular tradition, written in Italian, that contributed to the production of "American" identity.

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This book reviews the period from the unification of Italy to the fascist era through significant Neapolitan performers such as Gilda Mignonette and Enrico Caruso. It traces the transformation of a popular tradition written in dialect into a popular tradition, written in Italian, that contributed to the production of "American" identity.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Palgrave Macmillan

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Series

Italian and Italian American Studies

Release date

September 2014

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

2014

Authors

Dimensions

216 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

263

ISBN-13

978-1-137-32241-8

Barcode

9781137322418

Categories

LSN

1-137-32241-1



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