Compare Italian Birds of Passage by Simona Frasca, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

This book reviews the period from the unification of Italy to the fascist era through significant Neapolitan performers such as Gilda Mignonette and Enrico Caruso. It traces the transformation of a popular tradition written in dialect into a popular tradition, written in Italian, that contributed to the production of "American" identity. | Italian Birds of Passage by Simona Frasca, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters