Buried Caesars, and Other Secrets of Italian American Writing

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Buried Caesars, and Other Secrets of Italian American Writing SUNY series in Italian/American Culture Fred L. Gardaphe, editor Buried Caesars, and Other Secrets of Italian American Writing Robert Viscusi STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2006 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 194 Washington Avenue, Suite 305, Albany, NY 12210-2384 Production by Judy Block Marketing by Michael Campochiaro Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Viscusi, Robert. Buried Caesars, and other secrets of Italian American writing / Robert Viscusi. p. cm. — (SUNY series in Italian/American culture) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN-13 978-0-7914-6633-9 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-10 0-7914-6633-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. American literature—Italian American authors—History and criticism. 2. American literature—Italian influences. 3. Italian Americans—Intellectual life. 4. Italian Americans in literature. I. Title. II. Series. PS153.I8V57 2005 810.9'851—dc22 2005003758 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To the memory of my grandparents ...