The article examines the editorial policies and practices adopted by Urania, the first Italian science fiction book series, in relation to its young male readers, to see to what extent the books recognized and acknowledged this potential readership. In particular, the article focuses on the book blurbs of the translated novels showing how they constantly emphasize the gender and age of the main protagonists, proposing them as idealised models of masculinity and strengthening the readers' processes of identification with the novels’ heroic protagonists.

Young, Male and in Search of Adventures: the Construction of the Ideal Science Fiction Reader in Italy in the Early 1950s

Diana Bianchi
2019

Abstract

The article examines the editorial policies and practices adopted by Urania, the first Italian science fiction book series, in relation to its young male readers, to see to what extent the books recognized and acknowledged this potential readership. In particular, the article focuses on the book blurbs of the translated novels showing how they constantly emphasize the gender and age of the main protagonists, proposing them as idealised models of masculinity and strengthening the readers' processes of identification with the novels’ heroic protagonists.
2019
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