Anthony Julian Tamburri is Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature at Purdue University. He is the author of Of Saltimbanchi and Incendiari: Aldo Palazzeschi and Avant-Gardism in Italy; To Hyphenate or not to Hyphenate: the Italian/American Writer: Or, An Other American; and Per una lettura retrospettiva. Prose giovanili di Aldo Palazzeschi. He is coeditor (with Paolo A. Giordano) of Beyond the Margin: Readings in Italian Americana; (with Mary Jo Bona) of Italian Americans and the Media; (with Paolo A. Giordano and Fred L. Gardaphe) of From The Margin: Writings in Italian Americana; and editor of Fuori. Essays By Italian/American Lesbians and Gays.

"Tamburri makes crucial connections among the various generations of Italian/American writers, that, while rooted in the most authoritative scholarship, also provoke us to 'look forward' as to how we might see Italian/American literature in the future. Tamburri's work opens doors to an understanding of Italian/American literature that university students and other students in the field should pass through." — Justin Vitiello, Temple University"This book brings to our literary attention writers not often discussed, and it considers them within the larger domain of ethnic subcultures in relation to a 'dominant' American culture." — Joseph Natoli, author of Speeding to the Millennium: Film and Culture 1993-1995

• Preface Acknowledgments Part I. New Strategies 1. In (Re)cognition of the Italian/American Writer: Definitions and Categories Part II. New Readings 2. Tony Ardizzone's "Expressive" Evening News3. Helen Barolini's "Comparative" Umbertina: The Italian/American Woman4. Giose Rimanelli's "Synthetic" Benedetta in Guysterland: A "Liquid" Novel of Questionable Textual Boundaries Part III. Further Readings 5. Looking Back: The Image of Italy in Umbertina6. Gianna Patriarca's "Tragic" Thought: Italian Women and Other Tragedies7. Italian/American Writer or Italian Poet Abroad?: Luigi Fontanella's Poetic Voyage Part IV. Further Strategies 8. Italian/American Cultural Studies: Looking Forward Notes Select Bibliography Index