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THE DOCUMENT WITHIN THE WALLS. THE ROMANCE OF BASSANI
2nd revised ed.
Troubador Publishing, Leics, 2004
(ISBN 1 899293 66 3, Troubador Italian Studies, £9.99 / $13.99)
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Acknowledgements
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Preface Ada Neiger
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INTRODUCTION |
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THE ROMANCE OF HISTORY |
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The Life and the Romance |
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The History of the Romance |
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A Historical Narrative |
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BENEVOLENCE AND BETRAYAL |
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The myth of the Good Italian |
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The Counter-myth of the Italian Diffidence |
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Ferrara: a Microcosm of Fascism |
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THE DOCUMENT BY BASSANI |
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Reading through History |
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A Documented Case |
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A Jewish Picture of Ferrara |
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The Stages of Assimilation |
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The Anti-Semitism Behind the Door |
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Refusal and Rejection |
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A Literary Strategy |
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The Antifascist Style |
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The Symbols of Distance |
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The Symbol of Deception |
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The Shaping of Memory |
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A Conscience in Progress |
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Hinting at the Absent |
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A Document of Ambiguity |
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Conclusion |
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Afterword Stefano Zampieri
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Bibliography
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Notes
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The publisher
Troubador Publishing Ltd
9 De Montfort Mews
Leicester LE1 7FW
United Kingdom
Phone + 44 116 255 9311
Fax + 44 116 255 9323
e-mail books@troubador.co.uk
www.troubador.co.uk
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