
Title
Across the River and into the Trees: Reading the Brusadelli Stories
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Source study pointing out similarities between the infamous Italian businessman Giulio Brusadelli and Richard Cantwell. Describes the peculiarity of Cantwell and Renata’s affair in which the lovers aggrandize their relationship through constant references to scandalous historical and literary romances. Reads the novel as “practically an apologia for unconventional love.”
Published in
Journal of Modern Literature
Volume
19
Issue
2
Date
1995
Pages
334-345
Citation
Mandel, Miriam B. “Across the River and into the Trees: Reading the Brusadelli Stories.” Journal of Modern Literature 19, no. 2 (1995): 334-45.