About the Author

Pellegrino D'Acierno is Professor of Italian and

Reviews

"A useful addition to the growing list of books dedicated to Italian American literature, film, and culture, this handsomely printed volume includes some excellent illustrative materials...this rich volume filled with thoughtful and original essays adds significantly to the materials already available in the field."
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..."experts on Italian-American for the first time address not an audience of ethnic insiders but rather those with little familiarity with Italian Americans. The volume's useful inventories and interperations of Italian Americans in theater, music and literature are valuable works of reference, accessibly written, and potentially useful to students and scholars across disciplianry boundaries.."
-"Journal of American Ethnic History, Spring 2000