Luigi Fontanella, SUNY Stony Brook

Luigi Fontanella explores the multifaceted phenomenon of Italian American literature.  This experience represents an important component in the history of Italian literature produced outside of Italy and of twentieth century American literature.  The lecture will present a panorama of the work of some transplanted Italian American writers, investigating the socio-cultural phenomenon of Italian emigration to the U.S., and the theoretical and methodological issues concerning a “literature of expatriation.”