The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature [Hardcover]

This is the first comprehensive reference work on Italian literature to be published in English. With 2,400 entries from an international team of scholars, it provides a wealth of clear, up-to-date assessments of Italy's writers, famous and not so famous, from 1200 to 2000. It covers writers who wrote in Italian, dialect, or Latin, and offers vital background information on historical events, regional culture, and the other arts.

Introduction
List of the More Important Entries
Reader's Guide
Abbreviations
List of Contributors
Chronological Conspectus
Maps
A-Z ENTRIES