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"O Italiani, io vi esorto alle storie". La storia patria nella letteratura del Risorgimento

Translated title of the contribution: [Autom. eng. transl.] "O Italians, I urge you to stories." The homeland history in the literature of the Risorgimento
  • Giuseppe Langella

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Abstract

The Risorgimento Literature invokes the aid of historical memories to politically reawaken the Country, since facts and their protagonists were thought to be the most fit to rouse people’s spirits to the excellence of virtues and the force of civil actions. Therefore literature sets itself as an essential mediator between history and politics, that is between the past and the future of Italy, on the one hand by cultivating the heroic myth of the “virtù prisca” (Alfieri) and of the “egregie cose” (Foscolo), on the other by condemning the evil effects of the civil conflicts which had surrendered the Peninsula to foreign rule (Manzoni, Cantù, Guerrazzi). From this perspective, the present essay dwells on the exemplary event of the Lega Lombarda, culminated in the successful battle of Legnano, interpreted from a national point of view.
Translated title of the contribution[Autom. eng. transl.] "O Italians, I urge you to stories." The homeland history in the literature of the Risorgimento
Original languageItalian
Title of host publication"Liberi non sarem se non siam uni". Il sogno e la costruzione dell'Italia
EditorsGiuseppe Langella
Pages81-100
Number of pages20
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Publication series

NameBiblioteca letteraria dell'Italia unita

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

  • Battaglia di Legnano
  • Battle of Legnano
  • Giovanni Berchet
  • Historical novel
  • Letteratura del Risorgimento
  • Patriotic poetry
  • Poesia patriottica
  • Romanzo storico
  • Ugo Foscolo
  • Vittorio Alfieri

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