Antiquity of the Italian Nation - The Cultural Origins of a Political Myth in Modern Italy, 1796-1943

Zusatztext this work is extraordinarily thorough and erudite in its exploration of nationalist discourse ... it will appeal primarily to a specialist audience, but will also be of interest to students of classical reception studies and the history of historiography. Informationen zum Autor Antonino De Francesco is Professor of Early Modern History at the Department of History, University of Milan and chercheur associé at the Institut d'Histoire de la Révolution Française, Paris I, Sorbonne. He has taught in several European institutions and is a specialist in the cultural and political history of eighteenth and nineteenth-century France and Italy, with emphasis on the French Revolution, the Risorgimento and historiography. Klappentext This book explores the political uses of Italy's antique past in the early nineteenth century, tracing how anti-romanism was transformed into a pillar of the nation-building process. It demonstrates the pivotal role played by this ancient heritage in the formation of modern Italian national identity. Zusammenfassung This book explores the political uses of Italy's antique past in the early nineteenth century, tracing how anti-romanism was transformed into a pillar of the nation-building process. It demonstrates the pivotal role played by this ancient heritage in the formation of modern Italian national identity.

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• Authors: Antonino De Francesco, Antonino (Professor of Early Modern De Francesco, Antonino (Professor of Early Modern History De Francesco, De Francesco Antonino
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.09.2013
• EAN: 9780199662319
• ISBN: 978-0-19-966231-9
• No. of pages: 278
• Series: Classical Presences; Classical Presences
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Italien, Europäische Geschichte, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Regional & national history, HISTORY / World, History - General History, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Italy, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, General and world history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory