Escolar, Marisa,

Allied encounters : the gendered redemption of World War II Italy / Marisa Escolar. - First edition. - xi, 229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - World War II : the global, human, and ethical dimension . - World War II--the global, human, and ethical dimension. .

include index

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-229) and index.

Redeeming destination Italy : a guide to the occupation of enemy territory -- "Liberated" Rome beyond redemption : Roberto Rossellini's Paisá and Alfred Hayes's All They Conquests and The Girl on the Via Flamina -- Happily ever after redemption : Luciana Peverelli's "true" romance novels of occupied Rome -- A queer redemption : John Horne Burns's The Gallery -- Sleights of hand, black skin, and the redemption of Curzio Malaparte's La pelle -- The redemption of Saint Paul : Norman Lewis's Naples '44.

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Allied Occupation of Italy (1943-1947)
World War (1939-1945)


1939-1947


World War, 1939-1945--Literature and the war.
World War, 1939-1945--Motion pictures and the war.
War and literature.
War and motion pictures.


Italy--History--Allied occupation, 1943-1947.
Italy.


History.

DG572 / .E78 2019

945.091