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'Long before the advent of modern tourism, Australians travelled to live in Italy, or undertook extensive visits there. Indeed they continue to do so in increasing numbers, as women and men find Italian partners; as business people with European interests settle there; as retirees in their thousands seek "the good life" that Italy - in Ros Pesman's words, this "culturally endowed place of rebirth" - seems to promise.
'While many are familiar with celebrated expatriates such as Germaine Greer, Jeffrey Smart, Peter Robb and David Malouf, hundreds of other artists, writers, musicians and intellectuals have made and continue to make a notable contribution to the cultural and intellectual lives of both countries. Whilst Australian Studies flourishes in Italian universities, Australian academics write distinguished accounts of Italian history covering various eras. Despite this sustained activity, the scholarly and cultural engagement of Australians with Italy is not a well known story.
'This collection seeks to map the past and present of the Australian love affair with Italy, and yields rich insights into its causes, motivations and transformations. Contributors include former Australian Ambassador to Italy Rory Steele, poet Peter Porter, contemporary artists Euan Heng and Jo-Anne Duggan, as well as distinguished academics and young scholars. Amongst the diverse range of articles and vignettes are chapters by Ian Britain on Donald Friend's Italian years, Loretta Baldassar exploring the phenomenon of reverse migration, and novelist Lisa Clifford reflecting on her family ties with Italy.
'Australians in Italy will appeal to scholars and students of migration and multiculturalism, Australian Studies, Italian Studies, and tourism and travel. It will also delight those interested in Italy and all things Italian - people of Italo-Australian backgrounds, armchair and actual travellers, sojourners in Italy, and the general reader.' (Publisher's blurb)
Contents
- More Than a Love Affair : Australian Writers and Italy, single work criticism (p. 06.1-06.11)
- A Great Tradition Revisited, single work criticism (p. 07.1-07.17)
- Funghi, Family and Fables, single work essay (p. 08.1-08.4)
- 'Everything Else in Italy' : A Journalist in Rome, single work autobiography (p. 09.1-09.3)
- Reflections and Refractions : An Italian Perspective on Australian Studies, single work criticism (p. 22.122.10)
- Remembering Bernard Hickey, single work autobiography (p. 24.1-24.4)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , September vol. 36 no. 3 2012; (p. 401-402)
— Review of Australians in Italy : Contemporary Lives and Impressions 2008 anthology prose -
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2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , May vol. 2 no. 2 2010;
— Review of Australians in Italy : Contemporary Lives and Impressions 2008 anthology prose -
Italy and the Transformation of the Traveller in Robert Dessaix's Night Letters
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Imagined Australia : Reflections around the Reciprocal Construction of Identity between Australia and Europe 2009; (p. 215-231) This article focuses on 'the representation of Italy in Robert Dessaix's Night Letters (1996.)Trape states that the novel 'adds to a considerable corpus of texts by Australian writers, which are based on their travel experiences' and that Night Letters presents a process of self-knowledge and self-discovery, which unfolds through the discovery of the country.' (216) -
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2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , June vol. 40 no. 2 2009; (p. 266-267)
— Review of Australians in Italy : Contemporary Lives and Impressions 2008 anthology prose -
We're a Weird Mob in Italy ,Too
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , December vol. 3 no. 11 2008; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Australians in Italy : Contemporary Lives and Impressions 2008 anthology prose ; The Biographer 2008 single work novel ; Death in the Mountains : The True Story of a Tuscan Murder 2008 single work prose ; The Villa Diana 1950 selected work prose
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2008
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— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 88 no. 3 2008; (p. 11)
— Review of Australians in Italy : Contemporary Lives and Impressions 2008 anthology prose -
Off the Shelf : Society
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 27 September 2008; (p. 30)
— Review of Australians in Italy : Contemporary Lives and Impressions 2008 anthology prose -
The Secret of Life Needs No Translation
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4-5 October 2008; (p. 36)
— Review of Australians in Italy : Contemporary Lives and Impressions 2008 anthology prose -
We're a Weird Mob in Italy ,Too
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , December vol. 3 no. 11 2008; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Australians in Italy : Contemporary Lives and Impressions 2008 anthology prose ; The Biographer 2008 single work novel ; Death in the Mountains : The True Story of a Tuscan Murder 2008 single work prose ; The Villa Diana 1950 selected work prose -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , June vol. 40 no. 2 2009; (p. 266-267)
— Review of Australians in Italy : Contemporary Lives and Impressions 2008 anthology prose -
Italy and the Transformation of the Traveller in Robert Dessaix's Night Letters
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Imagined Australia : Reflections around the Reciprocal Construction of Identity between Australia and Europe 2009; (p. 215-231) This article focuses on 'the representation of Italy in Robert Dessaix's Night Letters (1996.)Trape states that the novel 'adds to a considerable corpus of texts by Australian writers, which are based on their travel experiences' and that Night Letters presents a process of self-knowledge and self-discovery, which unfolds through the discovery of the country.' (216)
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