Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Map xii
5. Introduction: Literature and Dialect 1
6. Part I. A Feast of Languages: The Different Modes of the Literary Dialects
7. 1. Dialect Poetry 25
8. 2. Language at Play: The Italian Dialect Theatre 39
9. 3. Narrative Prose in Dialect 54
10. 4. Aspects of the History of Language and Dialects 60
11. Part II. The Dialect Canon through the Regions: A Literary Repertory of the Other Italy
12. 1. Piedmont 71
13. 2. Liguria 94
14. 3. Lombardy 104
15. 4. Veneto 126
16. 5. Friuli 160
17. 6. Emilia-Romagna 176
18. 7. Tuscany 195
19. 8. Marche 201
20. 9. Umbria 207
21. 10. Lazio 213
22. 11. Abruzzo and Molise 229
23. 12. Campania 243
24. 13. Puglia 279
25. 14. Lucania 290
26. 15. Calabria 295
27. 16. Sicily 304
28. 17. Sardinia 323
29. Appendix .An Overview of Major Dialect Authors across Time and Regions 337
30. Index of Names and Subjects 351
31. Index of Dialect Repertory: Authors by Genre and Region 367