Sensibilities of the Risorgimento : reason and passions in political thought
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Sensibilities of the Risorgimento : reason and passions in political thought
(Studies in the history of political thought / edited by Terence Ball, Jörn Leonhard, Wyger Velema, v. 12)
Brill, c2018
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-298) and index
Contents of Works
- 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
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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 Aufklarung, and passing through Rousseau and the Revolution.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Map
Introduction
1 Against the Passions of Revolution: Making the Moderate Sensibility, 1815-1848
2 Grand Vision, Minor Demands: The Themes and Sources of 1840s Moderatism
3 The Truths of the Heart: Passions, Sentiments, and Faith from Mazzini to Nievo
4 The Reason of the Elites: Constitutional Moderatism in the Kingdom of Sardinia, 1849-1861
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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