The Italian National Discourse and the Greek Revolution: Politics, Literature, Art, 1821–1847
Abstract
The article investigates the relations between the Italian national discourse
during the Risorgimento and the Greek Revolution, from its outbreak to the eve of the
European revolutions of 1848. It proposes some general remarks in an attempt to suggest
possible points of interpretation of this relation in light of recent historiography. During
the period in question, a specific public discourse about Italian national identity was
developed in order to create a community of individuals. Within this debate, it is possible
to find many references to the Greek experience: from the enthusiasm of the 1820s to the
more thoughtful meditations in the two following decades. Political thinkers, writers and
artists were deeply impressed by the Greek events. So they used them to find suggestions,
examples and possibly models to shape Italian national identity and to prepare the future
national revolution.
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D’Alessandri, A. (2022). The Italian National Discourse and the Greek Revolution: Politics, Literature, Art, 1821–1847. The Historical Review/La Revue Historique, 18(1), 149–155. Retrieved from https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/historicalReview/article/view/31370
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- Special Section II: Philhellenism and Identities
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