With its new sub-title Romance Literatures of the World, the book series Mimesis presents an innovative and integral understanding of the Romance world and Romance Studies from the perspective of literary studies and cultural theory. It takes account of the fact that the fascinating development of Romance literatures and cultures both in Europe and beyond has set worldwide dynamics in motion which continue the great traditions of the Romance world and open up new horizons for them. Mimesis works from a transareal understanding of Romance Studies which integrates Romance literatures and cultures both within and outside Europe and which transcends the national and disciplinary boundaries which often conceal the interactions between different traditions and developments in Europe and the Americas, in Africa and Asia. In the archipelago of Romance Studies, Mimesis reveals how the representation of reality in the Romance literatures of the world opens the door to a multilingual cosmos of diverse logics.   

With its new sub-title Romance Literatures of the World, the book series Mimesis presents an innovative and integral understanding of the Romance world and Romance Studies from the perspective of literary studies and cultural theory. It takes account of the fact that the fascinating development of Romance literatures and cultures both in Europe and beyond has set worldwide dynamics in motion which continue the great traditions of the Romance world and open up new horizons for them. Mimesis works from a transareal understanding of Romance Studies which integrates Romance literatures and cultures both within and outside Europe and which transcends the national and disciplinary boundaries which often conceal the interactions between different traditions and developments in Europe and the Americas, in Africa and Asia. In the archipelago of Romance Studies, Mimesis reveals how the representation of reality in the Romance literatures of the world opens the door to a multilingual cosmos of diverse logics.

The book series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie is among the most renowned publications in Romance Studies. It covers the entire field of Romance linguistics, including the national languages as well as the lesser studied  Romance languages. The series publishes high-quality monographs and collected volumes on all areas of linguistic research, on medieval literature and on textual criticism.

The book series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie is among the most renowned publications in Romance Studies. It covers the entire field of Romance linguistics, including the national languages as well as the lesser studied  Romance languages. The series publishes high-quality monographs and collected volumes on all areas of linguistic research, on medieval literature and on textual criticism.

Der Band vereinigt erstmalig die Interpretationen von insgesamt einundzwanzig Theaterstücken zwanzig verschiedener Autoren und bietet einen repräsentativen Querschnitt der Entwicklung des italienischen Theaters des Novecento. Den Beginn macht das „symbolistische“ Theater Gabriele D’Annunzios, gefolgt von einem Stück von Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, dem Begründer des Futurismus, sowie vom „grotesken“ Theater Luigi Chiarellis und Pier Maria Rosso di San Secondos. Es schließt sich Luigi Pirandello mit zwei berühmten Dramen an, und Roberto Bracco, Alberto Savinio und Massimo Bontempelli machen den Leser mit alternativen Theaterkonzepten bekannt. Es folgen Aldo De Benedetti, Ugo Betti, Diego Fabbri, Eduardo De Filippo, Natalia Ginzburg, Giovanni Testori, Dario Fo, Dacia Maraini, Pier Paolo Pasolini und Carmelo Bene. Das neapolitanische Theater ist durch Annibale Ruccello vertreten, und den Abschluss bildet der szenische Monolog Novecento von Alessandro Baricco. Dass natürlich gegebenenfalls auch die Debatte über den Vorrang des „teatro dei registi“ oder des „teatro della parola“ zur Sprache kommt, ist selbstverständlich.