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In Danger: A Pasolini Anthology
Pier Paolo Pasolini
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Description for In Danger: A Pasolini Anthology
Paperback. In Danger reveals the literary life of internationally renowned filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini. Editor(s): Hirschman, Jack. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 279.
Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) was a major cultural figure in post-WWII Italy, well-known as a poet, novelist, communist intellectual, and filmmaker. In Danger is the first anthology in English devoted to his political and literary essays, with a generous selection of his poetry. Against the backdrop of post-war Italy, and through the mid-'70s, Pasolini's writings provide a fascinating portrait of a Europe in which fascists and communists violently clashed for power and where journalists ran great risks. The controversial and openly gay Pasolini was murdered at the age of fifty-three; In Danger includes his final interview, conducted hours before his ... Read more
Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) was a major cultural figure in post-WWII Italy, well-known as a poet, novelist, communist intellectual, and filmmaker. In Danger is the first anthology in English devoted to his political and literary essays, with a generous selection of his poetry. Against the backdrop of post-war Italy, and through the mid-'70s, Pasolini's writings provide a fascinating portrait of a Europe in which fascists and communists violently clashed for power and where journalists ran great risks. The controversial and openly gay Pasolini was murdered at the age of fifty-three; In Danger includes his final interview, conducted hours before his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Monroe, OR, United States
ISBN
9780872865075
SKU
V9780872865075
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About Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) was a major cultural figure in post-WW2 Italy, well-known as a poet, novelist, communist intellectual, and filmmaker. Controversial and openly homosexual, Pasolini was brutally murdered at the age of 53. Editor Jack Hirschman is an internationally-renowned poet and translator. A former poet-laureate of San Francisco, and editor of "The Artaud Anthology," Hirschman has written many books, ... Read more
Reviews for In Danger: A Pasolini Anthology
"[Pasolini's] moral passion, analytical intelligence, and the stark beauty of his work make him one of the giants of Italian literature."—Village Voice "Patriotic poetry usually comes out of a right-wing tradition and is nationalistic, but Pasolini's great originality was to be a citizen-poet of the left . . . He wept over the ruins of Italy but without a ... Read more