Global Masculinities: Caravaggio, Puccini, Contemporary Cinema

Champagne, John

Offering queer analyses of paintings by Caravaggio and Puccini and films by Özpetek, Amelio, and Grimaldi, Champagne argues that Italian masculinity has often been articulated through melodrama. Wide in scope and multidisciplinary in approach, this much-needed study shows the vital role of affect for both Italian history and masculinity studies.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-02-17

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137474803

DOI: 10.1057/9781137470041

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 266