Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Preface: Gadda (Pasolini) and the theatre. A sacred act of knowledge; Introduction; Part I; Circulation; Translation; Staging; World-making; Resources; Part ii; L'ingegner Gadda va alla guerra; Gadda goes to war; 1. Incipit; 1. Incipit; 2. I diari; 2. The diaries; 3. La cattura e il ritorno; 3. The capture and return; 4. Eros e Priapo: da furore a cenere; 4. Eros and Priapus -- from fury to ashes; 5. Finale; 5. Finale; Global glossary; Appendix; Gadda, Heal Thyself; Bibliography; Contributors; Index
Introduces and analyses stage performances of texts by Italian Modernist writer Carlo Emilio Gadda, Italy's own Joyce. Includes the Italian texts (with English translation) and the dvd of the Italian performance (with English subtitles)
