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UNINA9910796631003321 |
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Romani Roberto |
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Sensibilities of the Risorgimento : reason and passions in political thought / / by Roberto Romani |
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Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill, , 2018 |
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©2018 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (316 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
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Collana |
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Studies in the History of Political Thought, , 1973-6548 ; ; Volume 12 |
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Political science - Italy - Philosophy - History - 19th century |
Italy Politics and government 1849-1870 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Against the Passions of Revolution: Making the Moderate Sensibility, 1815–1848 -- Grand Vision, Minor Demands: The Themes and Sources of 1840s Moderatism -- The Truths of the Heart: Passions, Sentiments, and Faith from Mazzini to Nievo -- The Reason of the Elites: Constitutional Moderatism in the Kingdom of Sardinia, 1849–1861 -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 Aufklärung , and passing through Rousseau and the Revolution. |
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