Naples and the Nation

Ruth Glynn is Professor of Modern Italian Culture at the University of Bristol, UK. Her research addresses modern and contemporary Italian culture. Recent work focuses on critical and cultural engagements with Naples, from the 1920s to the present. Prior research addressed Italy’s experience of political violence in the anni di piombo.

• Chapter 1: Introduction: Naples and the Nation.- Chapter 2: Approaching Naples and the Nation.- Chapter 3: Mediating Naples and the Nation: Direct Mayoral Election and the Bassolino Years.- Chapter 4: The Neapolitan Renaissance as National Utopia?: Literary and Televisual Responses.- Chapter 5: Nationalizing Naples in Roberto Saviano’s Gomorra.- Chapter 6: Naples and the Nation in Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels.- Chapter 7: The Heritage Gaze: Naples, Made in Italy.- Chapter 8: Conclusion: Taking Stock: Naples and the Nation Thirty Years On.