The Ultimate Italian

Dante and a Nation’s Identity

Fulvio Conti (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

222 Seiten

2022
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-39089-5 (ISBN)

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This book shows how Dante Alighieri has been represented in the Italian collective imagination from the late eighteenth century to the present day. Often held to be a precursor of Italian unity, the author of the Divine Comedy has been put forward both as a standard-bearer of a secular, anti-clerical Italy and the embodiment of the concept of a deeply religious and Catholic nation; while he was later adopted by nationalist and fascists as well as a pop icon in the age of the internet and globalization.

The book describes this long and fascinating history from a completely original point of view: the centuries-old myth of Dante is analysed from the perspective of cultural history. The sources employed include Dante commemorations, festivals and monuments, pilgrimages to his tomb, films and other media productions about Dante, as well as comic strips, advertisements and other cultural items dedicated to him.

Fulvio Conti is Full Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Florence.

Introduction. 1. The romantics’ Dante. 2. The 1865 centenary celebrations. 3. «Dantemania» in the age of liberalism. 4 Fascist Italy’s Dantean cult. 5. From Italian symbol to global icon. Bibliography. Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	06.12.2022
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Italy
Zusatzinfo	21 Halftones, black and white; 21 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	585 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-032-39089-1 / 1032390891
ISBN-13	978-1-032-39089-5 / 9781032390895
Zustand	Neuware