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Fine. Aiming to present Italian literature from a comparative perspective and to go beyond Italian literary tastes, this volume provides 400 entries on: Italian writers, from the 12th to the 20th centuries; Italian metrics, and poetic forms or genres; literary or critical schools, periods, problems and movements; and feminism, postmodernism and other topics of contemporary interest. Entries are arranged alphabetically and include extensive cross-references. The book bears in mind the user who knows lilttle or no Italian, and the titles of all Italian works appearing in the main part of an entry have been given English translations. A bibliography concludes each entry, an citations reflect the most current general works on the topic.