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Return Narratives : Ethnic Space in Late-Twentieth-Century Greek American and Italian American Literature - Theodora D. Patrona

Return Narratives

Ethnic Space in Late-Twentieth-Century Greek American and Italian American Literature

By: Theodora D. Patrona

eText | 29 August 2017 | Edition Number 1

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This book is a comparative study of six Italian American and Greek American literary works written in the three last decades of the 20th century and examined in pairs. Based on the common theme of the authors' return, either metaphorical or literal to the country of origin and its culture, Return Narratives explores the common motifs of mythology, ritual, and storytelling where the third generation writers resort to in their quest for self-definition. With a common historical and cultural background in the old neighboring countries, Greece and Italy, and a similar reception in the new world facilitating a comparative approach, the ethnic writers of the two literatures, clearly envisage ethnic space as a site of resilience and empowerment.

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Una faccia, una razza, usually translated as same face, same race, has long been used to extoll the similarities between Greek and Italian cultures. With Return Narratives, Theodora Patrona delves beneath cultural surfaces to render deeper understandings of the experiences of these two major world cultures and their diasporas. Patrona’s unique perspective comes from her knowledge of their languages, histories, and literary productions, and provides us with a powerful testament to the benefits of comparative cultural studies and the importance of exploring literary responses to world diasporas. Brava, καλ?ς!
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