Raymond Angelo Belliotti

Heroism and Wisdom, Italian Style

From Roman Imperialists to Sicilian Magistrates

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Heroism and Wisdom is an interdisciplinary work dissecting the lives, philosophies, and works of fourteen historically significant Italian figures to examine the topics of Italian history, culture, and moral psychology of notions such as practical wisdom, heroism, authenticity, honor, will to power, and leading a meaningful human life.

Produktdetails

• The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies
• Verlag: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 731g
• ISBN-13: 9781683933571
• ISBN-10: 1683933575
• Artikelnr.: 63820800

Autorenporträt

By Raymond Angelo Belliotti

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Roman and Christian Values
Chapter One: Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44 BC): Scion of Rome
Chapter Two: Brunetto Latini (1220-1294): Preceptor of Florence
Chapter Three: Dante Alighieri (1265-1321): Florentine MysticPart II:
Renaissance and Risorgimento Prescriptions
Chapter Four: Caterina Sforza (1463-1509): The Lioness of Forlì
Chapter Five: Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527): Florentine Enigma
Chapter Six: Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872): Genoese Revolutionary
Chapter Seven: Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882): Nizzan Freedom Fighter
Part III: Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Transformations
Chapter Eight: Francesca Cabrini (1850-1917): Lombardian Pietist
Chapter Nine: Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863-1938): Pescaran Chameleon
Chapter Ten: Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937): Sardinian Radical
Part IV: Twentieth Century Post-War Cultural Eruptions
Chapter Eleven: Salvatore Giuliano (1922-1950): Sicilian Fanatic
Chapter Twelve: Oriana Fallaci (1929-2006): Florentine Interrogator
Chapter Thirteen: Giovanni Falcone (1939-1992) and Paolo Borsellino
(1940-1992): Sicilian
Magistrates