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Cesare Pavese's Film Treatments for the Dowling Sisters: Translations, Correspondence, Interviews, and the Film That Never Was

Cesare Pavese's Film Treatments for the Dowling Sisters: Translations, Correspondence, Interviews, and the Film That Never Was

Pietralunga, Mark
Smith, Lawrence G.

Hardcover

Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Italian Studies

Literary CriticismFilm StudiesItalian History

PREORDER - Expected ship date November 12, 2026

ISBN13: 9798216450092
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Published: Nov 12 2026
Pages: 306
Weight: 1.00
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

A landmark and critical edition presenting the English translations of Cesare Pavese's film treatments for the first time along with complete correspondences with Hollywood actresses the Dowling Sisters and unearthed interviews.

Offering a comprehensive collection of Cesare Pavese's film treatments, this volume includes the previously unpublished English translation of The Serpent and the Dove, translated by Pavese himself in collaboration with Doris Dowling. The full correspondence provides insight into the Italian writer's creative development in the cinematic medium, his personal conflicts, and his relationships with both sisters.

Two rare interviews enrich the volume, illuminating Pavese as both a cultural figure and private individual, while deepening our understanding of Doris Dowling's creative partnership and friendship with him. With detailed editorial notes and appendices - including the original Italian film treatments by Pavese for the two sisters - this volume is an indispensable resource for scholars of Pavese, translation studies, post-World War II Italian cinema, and cross-cultural dialogue. Additionally, it captures a moment in Pavese's linguistic development, showcasing one of his final creative engagements with the English language.

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