Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I. New Strategies
1. In (Re)cognition of the Italian/American Writer: Definitions and Categories
Part II. New Readings
2. Tony Ardizzone's "Expressive" Evening News
3. Helen Barolini's "Comparative" Umbertina: The Italian/American Woman
4. Giose Rimanelli's "Synthetic" Benedetta in Guysterland: A "Liquid" Novel of Questionable Textual Boundaries
Part III. Further Readings
5. Looking Back: The Image of Italy in Umbertina
6. Gianna Patriarca's "Tragic" Thought: Italian Women and Other Tragedies
7. Italian/American Writer or Italian Poet Abroad?: Luigi Fontanella's Poetic Voyage
Part IV. Further Strategies
8. Italian/American Cultural Studies: Looking Forward
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index