risorgimento

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In the 1920s, fascism captured Italy, in which, it has been said, the poetry of the Risorgimento — national unification achieved in 1870 — was followed by “the prose of everyday existence.”

From Washington Post

For all my frustrations with this country, I’m an Italian patriot, obsessed by the underdog heroics of the Risorgimento in the mid-late 19th century, when Giuseppe Garibaldi’s guerrillas fought for Italian reunification against the European super-powers.

From The Guardian

This is especially true of “Senso” and “The Leopard,” both set against the time of the Risorgimento, and also of “L’Innocente,” which takes place at the height of La Belle Epoque, which was to be destroyed by World War I.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite Manzoni’s misgivings, “The Leopard” manages to strike an ineffable balance between the events of the Risorgimento, the Italian unification movement, and the imagined inner life of the novel’s protagonist, who was Lampedusa’s great-grandfather.

From New York Times

The statue honors Giovanni Battista Niccolini, a poet who inspired and supported the Risorgimento, the Italian struggle for self-determination.

From Washington Times