Medioevo e Risorgimento
Subtitle: l'invenzione dell'identità italiana nell'Ottocento
By: Duccio Balestracci
Series: Saggi -- 824
Publisher: Il mulino
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Bologna
Language: ita
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9788815257406
Subjects: Group identity; Ethnic identity; Italians; Italian National characteristics; History
Description: For historians, politicians, writers, and artists in the 19th century, the medieval era was the one that defined all of Italy and formed its national identity. The construction of Italy's medieval identity contributed significantly to the Renaissance, and created a tradition whose traces are still visible in contemporary Italian culture.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-150) and index.