The Wor(l)ds of Neapolitan Arts and Crafts

Cultural and Linguistic Perspectives

Edited By: Raffaella Antinucci, Carolina Diglio, Maria Giovanna Petrillo

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The terminologies of the numerous trades examined in this bilingual volume—including pizza and pastry making, and the art of presepio (crib), lute-making and coral dealing, among others—represent an important component of the cultural heritage of Naples and the Campania region.

This collection of essays investigates the terminology of traditional Neapolitan arts and crafts analyzed from a novel linguistic and cultural perspective. With some exceptions, the…

This collection of essays investigates the terminology of traditional Neapolitan arts and crafts analyzed from a novel linguistic and cultural perspective. With some exceptions, the trades examined in the contributions—including pizza and pastry making, the art of presepio (crib), lute-making and coral dealing, among others—still exist in Naples and in the Campania region. They represent an important component of the cultural heritage of the area that this volume brings to light by furthering current research in the fields of terminology, history and cultural anthropology.

The book is divided into two sections, corresponding to the two languages in which the articles are written (English and French), although the terminological analyses also focus on Italian, Neapolitan and Spanish. This choice is expressly demanded by the political legacy of Naples, which for six centuries was alternately dominated by French, Spanish and Austrian rulers whose lasting influence on the city’s traditions and language the essays explore.

Raffaella Antinucci is Associate Professor of English Literature at the University of Naples “Parthenope”, Italy, and former Lecturer in Italian at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Her main areas of research include Victorian culture and fiction, comparative literatures, corpus stylistics and English for specific purposes (ESP). She has recently co-edited a volume on maritime terminology and sea literature with Maria Giovanna Petrillo, titled Navigating Maritime Languages and Narratives (2017).

Carolina Diglio is Full Professor of French Literature at the University of Naples “Parthenope”, Italy. Her main areas of research include modern and contemporary French literature, with a particular interest in the authors Dumas fils, Guibert, Ben Jelloun, Zola, and Koltès. Her recent studies deal with French terminology and lexicography.

Maria Giovanna Petrillo is Associate Professor of French Literature at the University of Naples “Parthenope”, Italy. Her research interests are in the field of modern and contemporary French and Francophone literatures, French for special purposes, and the relationship between journalism and literature.

Gabriele Basile, Francesca Brancaccio, Alessandra Della Penna, Marilicia Di Paolo, Micol Forte, Antonella Guarino, Sara Longobardi, Vittoria Massaro, Francesco Nacchia, Marina Niceforo, Sergio Piscopo, Vincenzo Simoniello, Antonio Taglialatela, Jacopo Varchetta, Carolina Diglio, Maria Giovanna Petrillo