From Caesar to the Mafia

Persons, Places and Problems in Italian Life

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Luigi Barzini

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Luigi Barzini (1908-1984) was one of the great cultural historians of modern Italy. This volume brings together his finest essays, roughly half of them appearing for the first time in the English language. Topics discussed include the deep Italian roots of Julius Caesar, Casanova's contribution to the art of living big, and Camillo Cavour's contribution to a democratic as well as integrated nation. Barzini seeks to make Italian culture come alive, whether he is dealing with heroes or villains, and never loses sight of the cultural undertow of how Italy became a distinct nation.

Author Biography:

Luigi Barzini (1908-1984) was the author of an incomparable set of books on the United States, Europe, and Italy, including Americans are Alone in the World, and The Italians. He served as a foreign correspondent for Corriere della Sera, and later as a liberal deputy in the Italian Parliament. He studied journalism at Columbia University, and worked in New York newspapers as a young man. Indeed, he was described by the late Cyril Connolly as "a philosopher and master of the English language". Michael Ledeen is a distinguished senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and himself a learned scholar in Italian politics and letters. He has written widely on Machiavelli, D'Annunzio, and Italian fascism.

Release date NZ

November 30th, 2001

Author

Luigi Barzini

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Edition

2nd edition

Pages

374

Dimensions

152x229x21

ISBN-13

9780765809087

Product ID

7679372

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