Prophetic Times: Visions of Emancipation in the History of Italy

by Maurizio Viroli

Throughout Italy's history, prophetic voices-poets, painters, philosophers-have bolstered the struggle for social and political emancipation. These voices denounced the vices of compatriots and urged them toward redemption. They gave meaning to suffering, helping to prevent moral surrender; they provided support, with pathos and anger, which set into motion the moral imagination, culminating in redemption and freedom. While the fascist regime attempted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009233181
• ISBN13: 9781009233187
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.7" x 8.7"