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Pinocchio, a political puppet: the Fascist adventures of Collodi's novel
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Sinibaldi, Caterina. (2011) Pinocchio, a political puppet: the Fascist adventures of Collodi's novel. Italian Studies, Volume 66 (Number 3). pp. 333-352. ISSN 00751634
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Abstract
This article examines four retellings of Pinocchio produced during the years of the Fascist regime, ranging from 1923 to 1939. The four texts will be analysed as a case of 'intralingual' translation, where the popularity of Collodi's puppet is re-framed and re-interpreted according to different political and educational priorities. I employ a narrative approach in order to determine how the new stories engage with Collodi's novel while also positioning themselves in relation to broader narratives circulating at the time. The diverse ideological dimensions of the re-writings, combined with their chronological breadth, make those texts particularly suitable for showing the breaks and continuity in the narratives circulated by the regime and rooted in pre-existing ideological discourses. The appropriation of the almost mythical character of children's literature will be explored in its ideological implications, and related to the priorities of Fascism at different stages of its evolution.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Subjects: | J Political Science > JC Political theory P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN0080 Criticism P Language and Literature > PQ Romance literatures |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > Italian |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Collodi, Carlo, 1826-1890 -- Avventure di Pinocchio, Pinocchio (Fictitious character), Fascism -- Italy, Italian literature -- History and criticism, Children's literature -- History and criticism, Politics in literature, Collodi, Carlo, 1826-1890 -- Criticism and interpretation, Narration (Rhetoric), Literature, Modern -- Translations -- History and criticism |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Italian Studies |
| Publisher: | Maney Publishing |
| ISSN: | 00751634 |
| Date: | November 2011 |
| Volume: | Volume 66 |
| Number: | Number 3 |
| Page Range: | pp. 333-352 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1179/007516311X13134938224367 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access |
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| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/40326 |
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