Torino. Canzoni al Valentino. Guida alla città e alle sue canzoni

This volume is a singular guide to the imaginary connected to Turin as it has been seen and interpreted by the eyes and the lyrics of those artists which make this town one of the most interesting musical and cultural panorama in Italy. This research investigates mainly lyrics, but it gathers also the musicians' experiences and reflections as these are intertwined with the urban texture and Turin's spatial and temporal coordinates. Thus the book allows the reader to explore this town following an unusual maps made of literary and geographical topos, such as night, fog, river, parks, tramways, cafes, factory, stadium, stations, avenues and squares.