Architecture and the Novel under the Italian Fascist Regime

Author:   Francesca Billiani ,  Laura Pennacchietti
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2019
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9783030194277


Pages:   229
Publication Date:   19 September 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Architecture and the Novel under the Italian Fascist Regime


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Architecture and the Novel under the Italian Fascist Regime discusses the relationship between the novel and architecture during the Fascist period in Italy (1922-1943). By looking at two profoundly diverse aesthetic phenomena within the context of the creation of a Fascist State art, Billiani and Pennacchietti argue that an effort of construction, or reconstruction, was the main driving force behind both projects: the advocated “revolution” of the novel form (realism) and that of architecture (rationalism). The book is divided into seven chapters, which in turn analyze the interconnections between the novel and architecture in theory and in practice. The first six chapters cover debates on State art, on the novel and on architecture, as well as their historical development and their unfolding in key journals of the period. The last chapter offers a detailed analysis of some important novels and buildings, which have in practice realized some of the key principles articulated in the theoretical disputes.

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Author:   Francesca Billiani ,  Laura Pennacchietti
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2019
Weight:   0.554kg
ISBN:  

9783030194277


ISBN 10:   3030194272
Pages:   229
Publication Date:   19 September 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. National Novel and New Architecture.- 2. The Regime and the Creation of an 'Arte di Stato'.- 3. Constructing the Novel.- 4. Fascism and Architecture.- 5. 900 and Quadrante: Theorizing an Interdisciplinary Aesthetic Model.- 6. State Art, the Novel, and Architecture: Intersections.- 7. Novels and Buildings.- 8. Conclusion.

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Francesca Billiani is Senior Lecturer in Italian Studies and Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts and Languages at the University of Manchester, UK. Laura Pennacchietti is Research Associate in Italian Studies at the University of Manchester, UK.

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