Benedetto Croce and the Birth of the Italian Republic, 1943-1952

Fabio Rizi

Fabio Rizi

Benedetto Croce and the Birth of the Italian Republic, 1943-1952

In: Toronto Italian Studies

University of Toronto Press | 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487530228

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Providing a year-by-year account of Benedetto Croce’s initiatives, author Fabio Fernando Rizi fills the gap in Croce’s biography, covering aspects of his public life often neglected, misinterpreted, or altogether ignored

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RiziFabio:

Fabio Fernando Rizi was born in Italy and received his Ph.D. from York University. He was President of the Dante Society of Toronto for several years, and worked for the Toronto Public Library until his retirement. His first book, Benedetto Croce and Italian Fascism, is also published by University of Toronto Press

Reviews

Philip Cooke, Professor of Italian History and Culture, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow):

"Taking up from the earlier work, Benedetto Croce and Italian Fascism, this book is largely based around Croce’s own writings, notably his diaries, which are fundamental primary sources. Fabio Fernando Rizi’s engagement with his subject matter and his enthusiasm for Croce and for modern Italian history is clear, while his familiarity with Croce’s writings is quite impeccable."

Massimo Verdicchio, Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, University of Alberta:

"There is a great need for this type of work. Benedetto Croce and the Birth of the Italian Republic fills a lacuna in Croce’s scholarship and addresses many of the misunderstandings created around the political figure of Croce in that period. To be sure this is state-of-the-art research and makes a very valuable and serious contribution to Croce scholarship."

Charles L. Leavitt IV, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, University of Notre Dame:

"This is an important book that offers a novel approach both to a significant cultural figure and to a momentous historical period. Re-considering the philosopher Benedetto Croce by focusing on his career as a political actor, and re-examining Italy’s post-Fascist transition through Croce’s political endeavours, Fabio Fernando Rizi provides illuminating insights into both topics simultaneously."

Frontmatter Free access PDF PDF	i
Contents Free access PDF PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Free access PDF PDF	ix
Introduction Free access PDF PDF	xi
1. Croce and Italy in 1943 Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	1
2. Waging War Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	27
3. The Matter of the King Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	48
4. The Congress of Bari Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	64
5. De Nicola’s Negotiations Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	86
6. A Democratic Compromise Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	98
7. A Government of National Unity Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	120
8. Rome’s Liberation Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	134
9. From Bonomi to Bonomi Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	155
10. The Northern Wind Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	168
11. The Advent of De Gasperi Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	182
12. Election and Referendum Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	194
13. The Constituent Assembly Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	208
14. The Peace Treaty of 1947 Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	225
15. A New Course Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	240
16. The Elections of 1948 Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	251
Conclusion Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	269
Notes Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	273
Bibliography Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	309
Index Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	327

Benedetto Croce and the Birth of the Italian Republic, 1943-1952

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