Sensibilities of the Risorgimento: Reason and Passions in Political Thought Contributor(s): Romani, Roberto (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004359168 ISBN-13: 9789004359161 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $126.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History - Political Science |
Series: Studies in the History of Political Thought |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (1.20 lbs) 316 pages |
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Publisher Description: A purely political framework does not capture the complexity of the culture behind Italians' struggle for liberty and independence during the Risorgimento (1815-1861). Roberto Romani identifies the sensibilities associated with each of the two main political programmes, Mazzini's republicanism and moderatism, which in fact were comprehensive projects for a political, moral, and religious resurgence. The moderates' espousal of reason entailed an ideal personality expressed by private virtue, self-possession, and a public morality informed by Catholicism, while Mazzini's advocacy of passions led to 'enthusiasm' and a total commitment to the cause. Romani demonstrates that the patriots' moral quest rested on a thick cultural bedrock, dating back to Stoicism and the Catholic Aufkl rung, and passing through Rousseau and the Revolution. |