Unlike its African-American, Jewish-American, or Irish-American counterparts, Italian American literature still remains in the margins of mainstream American Studies. Many contemporary Italian American writers are virtually unknown to the general public and field scholars alike, while household names such as Don DeLillo deny the influence of Italianita on their works. Yet, as a number of Italian American scholars have been engaged in demonstrating, the narrative arising from the experiences of three generations of Americans of Italian descent can offer significant insights into American culture and socio-economic history. The present article aims to offer an overview of Italian American literature and of the existing Italian American literary scholarship. The article wishes to raise awareness around “the emerging canon of Italian American literature”(Bonomo and Russo) and to underscore the potential for new research perspectives and topics within the broader field of American Studies offered by Italian Americana. Ultimately, the article will posit that the narrative produced by Italian American writers can effectively offer a fresh perspective from which to investigate not only American literature but also a new viewpoint from which to reflect upon some of the distinctive traits that have shaped, and continue to shape, American history and culture.

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意大利意大利文学

与非裔美国人，犹太裔美国人或爱尔兰裔美国人不同，意大利裔美国人文学仍处于美国主流研究的边缘。公众和田野学者几乎不认识许多当代的意大利裔美国作家，而像唐·德利洛（Don DeLillo）这样的家喻户晓的人则否认了Italianita对他们作品的影响。但是，由于许多意大利裔美国学者都在进行论证，因此，三代意大利裔美国人的经历所产生的叙事可以提供对美国文化和社会经济历史的重要见解。本文旨在概述意大利裔美国文学和现有的意大利裔美国文学奖学金。本文希望提高人们对“意大利裔美国人文学的新兴经典”（Bonomo和Russo）的认识，并强调在意大利裔美国人提供的更广泛的美国研究领域中新的研究观点和主题的潜力。归根结底，本文认为，意大利裔美国作家的叙事可以有效地提供一种崭新的视角，不仅可以用来研究美国文学，还可以提供一种新的视角来反思已形成并继续形成的一些独特特征。形状，美国历史和文化。