Cristina GiorcelliUniversity of Rome IIIItaly US Literature and Italian Culture: A Long Romance (1763-1980)This paper attempts to point out the powerful insights and the spirit of adventure of the US literature in the Italian culture, that were sometimes manifested by Italian critics and publishers alike, from (roughly) the end of the eighteenth century to the end of the twentieth century. Today, the great US literary masterpieces are, by and large, part of the Italian heritage, as indicated by the many translations, scholarly books and intelligent, innovative essays that keep being produced and published.
Cristina GiorcelliFacolta' di Lettere e FilosofiaUniversità degli Studi Roma Tre The Difference that Language Makes: A Response to Paul Giles’ “World Literature and International American Studies: Convergence, Divergence, and Contest” A Response to Paul Giles’ “World Literature and International American Studies: Convergence, Divergence, and Contest.” (in the present issue). Keywords: formation of International American Studies, World Literatures, academic politics