Graziella Parati is the Paul D. Paganucci Professor of Italian Literature and Language and professor in the Comparative Literature and Women's and Gender Studies Programs at Dartmouth College.

In sum, this collection offers new, interesting perspectives on the cultural features of Italy during the First World War, and would definitely interest anyone curious about the Great War.

• IntroductionGraziella Parati 1The Italian Socialists and the Great WarDiego Lazzarich 2Fascinating Exploits: Marinetti’s Futurist Performance on the Stage of the Great WarCinzia Blum3Nurses, Spies, and Sacrifice: Female Citizenship and Patriotism in ItalyAllison Scardino Belzer4‘Quando la realta’ cammina piu’ rapida della fantasia:’ Italian Cinema and WWIGiorgio Bertellini5War, Laughter, and the Mechanized Body in Italian Silent FilmMichael Syrimis 6The Specter of Hunger: Letters and Diaries of Italian Prisoners of WarAntonio Gibelli 7Writing and Publishing in Italy during the Great WarLoretta De Franceschi 8Chinese Labor Migration and the First World War: Global Geography and Mobility from China to France ItalySteven Rowe IndexAbout the Editor and Contributors

Graziella Parati is the Paul D. Paganucci Professor of Italian Literature and Language and professor in the Comparative Literature and Women's and Gender Studies Programs at Dartmouth College.

In sum, this collection offers new, interesting perspectives on the cultural features of Italy during the First World War, and would definitely interest anyone curious about the Great War.

• IntroductionGraziella Parati 1The Italian Socialists and the Great WarDiego Lazzarich 2Fascinating Exploits: Marinetti’s Futurist Performance on the Stage of the Great WarCinzia Blum3Nurses, Spies, and Sacrifice: Female Citizenship and Patriotism in ItalyAllison Scardino Belzer4‘Quando la realta’ cammina piu’ rapida della fantasia:’ Italian Cinema and WWIGiorgio Bertellini5War, Laughter, and the Mechanized Body in Italian Silent FilmMichael Syrimis 6The Specter of Hunger: Letters and Diaries of Italian Prisoners of WarAntonio Gibelli 7Writing and Publishing in Italy during the Great WarLoretta De Franceschi 8Chinese Labor Migration and the First World War: Global Geography and Mobility from China to France ItalySteven Rowe IndexAbout the Editor and Contributors

Graziella Parati is the Paul D. Paganucci Professor of Italian Literature and Language and professor in the Comparative Literature and Women's and Gender Studies Programs at Dartmouth College.

In sum, this collection offers new, interesting perspectives on the cultural features of Italy during the First World War, and would definitely interest anyone curious about the Great War.

• IntroductionGraziella Parati 1The Italian Socialists and the Great WarDiego Lazzarich 2Fascinating Exploits: Marinetti’s Futurist Performance on the Stage of the Great WarCinzia Blum3Nurses, Spies, and Sacrifice: Female Citizenship and Patriotism in ItalyAllison Scardino Belzer4‘Quando la realta’ cammina piu’ rapida della fantasia:’ Italian Cinema and WWIGiorgio Bertellini5War, Laughter, and the Mechanized Body in Italian Silent FilmMichael Syrimis 6The Specter of Hunger: Letters and Diaries of Italian Prisoners of WarAntonio Gibelli 7Writing and Publishing in Italy during the Great WarLoretta De Franceschi 8Chinese Labor Migration and the First World War: Global Geography and Mobility from China to France ItalySteven Rowe IndexAbout the Editor and Contributors