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Book SynopsisIn Fantastic Echoes in Contemporary Italian Literature, Castagnino argues that contemporary Italian fiction often uses fantastic tropes to address realistic concerns. In doing so, he establishes a connection between the tradition of Gothic and fantastic fiction and societal concerns over topics such as ecocriticism, ecofeminism, artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and personal and collective memory. The study of, among others, Nicola Lagioia, Simona Vinci, Alessandro Perissinotto and Michele Mari delivers a powerful rendition of the practical applications that fantastic and Gothic tropes have for an understanding of today's Italian fiction.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Chapter 1: EcoGothic, Transhumanism and Ecofeminism: Nicola Lagioia and Simona Vinci
Chapter 2: Living Ghosts: Perturbing Presences in the Narratives of Simona Vinci
Chapter 3: Silencing Ghosts: Alessandro Perissinotto and the Return of the Past
Chapter 4: From Beast to Double: Understanding the Role of Fantastic Elements in the Works of Michele Mari
Chapter 5: “True Horror Lay in the Breaking Down of Boundaries.” The Rural Gothic of Pupi Avati, Eraldo Baldini, and Michela Murgia
Conclusion
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