The work

Edited by Francesco Marroni, Irene Meloni, Maria Grazia Dongu, Carla Locatelli, Angelo Deidda, Mauro Pala.

The two volumes collect the papers presented at the 22nd AIA Conference held in Cagliari, 15th - 17th September, 2005. The theme of cityscapes is dealt with from a variety of analytical standpoints, from traditional literary theory to modern critical literary, cultural and linguistic stances, embracing a wide range of topics involving identity and human beings´ relationship to themselves, to others and to the environment, both from a synchronic and from a diachronic standpoint, geographical references being made to a variety of places across the globe.