| Studies in the Latin Literature and Epigraphy of Italian Facism Contributor(s): Hamers, Han (Editor), Reitz-Joosse, Bettina (Editor), Sanzotta, Valerio (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9462702071 ISBN-13: 9789462702073 Publisher: Leuven University Press OUR PRICE: $68.81 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Italy - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Fascism & Totalitarianism - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.16 lbs) 380 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book deals with the use of Latin as a literary and epigraphic language under Italian Fascism (1922-1943). The myth of Rome lay at the heart of Italian Fascist ideology, and the ancient language of Rome, too, played an important role in the regime's cultural politics. This collection deepens our understanding of 'Fascist Latinity', presents a range of previously little-known material, and opens up a number of new avenues of research. The chapters explore the pivotal role of Latin in constructing a link between ancient Rome and Fascist Italy; the different social and cultural contexts in which Latin texts functioned in the ventennio fascista; and the way in which 'Fascist Latinity' relied on, and manipulated, the 'myth of Rome' of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Italy. Contributors: William Barton (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Neo-Latin Studies), Xavier van Binnebeke (KU Leuven), Paolo Fedeli (Universit degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro), Han Lamers (University of Oslo), Johanna Luggin (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Neo-Latin Studies), Antonino Nastasi (Rome), Bettina Reitz-Joosse (University of Groningen), Dirk Sacr (KU Leuven), Valerio Sanzotta (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Neo-Latin Studies), Wolfgang Strobl (Toblach) |