La Mamma Interrogating a National Stereotype /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Morris, Penelope (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Willson, Perry (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Italian and Italian American Studies
• Subjects: European literature.; Motion pictures-History.; Literature, Modern-20th century.; Sociology.; Literature-Philosophy.; Culture-Study and teaching.; European Literature.; Film History.; Twentieth-Century Literature.; Gender Studies.; Literary Theory.; Cultural Theory.

The idea of the "mamma italiana" is one of the most widespread and recognizable stereotypes in perceptions of Italian national character both within and beyond Italy. This figure makes frequent appearances in jokes and other forms of popular culture, but it has also been seen as shaping th...