Table of Contents

Introduction: Beyond Virility, Chapter 1. Fascism, Modernism, and the Contradictions of Capitalism, Chapter 2. Pirandello Fascista? Modernism and The Theater of Masculinity Chapter 3. The Dandy, the Mystic, and the Tonalists: Italian Modernist Painting and the Male Body Chapter 4. “A Glimpse Through an Interstice Caught: Fascism and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedescos Calamus Songs” Chapter 5. Giorgio Bassani and Italian “Queers” of the 1930s” Conclusion: “Beyond” Fascism?

About the Author

John Champagne is an Associate Professor of English at Penn State Erie, the Behrend College, and a Visiting Professor of Communications at John Cabot University, Rome. He writes on gender and sexuality in modern culture; a critic and novelist, he is the author of three previous books.

Reviews

"...this is a compelling, rich, and provocative study that provides plenty of food for thought and invites further investigation in this vein. " Charlotte Rose, Universty of Birmingham, Modern Language Review