Italy And The Enlightenment: Studies In A Cosmopolitan Century
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In the heart of eighteenth-century Europe, a revolution of the mind swept through the Italian peninsula, producing some of the most radical and consequential thinkers of the modern age — and Franco Venturi's landmark work chronicles this intellectual upheaval with unparalleled depth and rigour. Drawing on decades of archival research, Venturi presents a panoramic survey of Italy's reformers, philosophers, and political visionaries, tracing their debates on tolerance, liberty, and governance from the salons of Milan to the courts of Naples, and situating them firmly within the broader currents of European Enlightenment thought. Edited with an authoritative introduction by Stuart Wooll and rendered into English by Susan Corsi, this collection of essays argues that Italy was not a passive recipient of French and English ideas, but an active and original contributor to the cosmopolitan intellectual culture of the century. Venturi's prose is precise yet animated, commanding in its scholarship and generous in its scope, illuminating the intricate web of correspondence, polemic, and reform that bound Europe's finest minds together. For anyone seeking to understand the Enlightenment not as a monolith but as a living, contested, and gloriously diverse conversation, this volume presents an essential and irreplaceable point of entry.
Author: Franco Venturi
Format: Hardback
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
In the heart of eighteenth-century Europe, a revolution of the mind swept through the Italian peninsula, producing some of the most radical and consequential thinkers of the modern age — and Franco Venturi's landmark work chronicles this intellectual upheaval with unparalleled depth and rigour. Drawing on decades of archival research, Venturi presents a panoramic survey of Italy's reformers, philosophers, and political visionaries, tracing their debates on tolerance, liberty, and governance from the salons of Milan to the courts of Naples, and situating them firmly within the broader currents of European Enlightenment thought. Edited with an authoritative introduction by Stuart Wooll and rendered into English by Susan Corsi, this collection of essays argues that Italy was not a passive recipient of French and English ideas, but an active and original contributor to the cosmopolitan intellectual culture of the century. Venturi's prose is precise yet animated, commanding in its scholarship and generous in its scope, illuminating the intricate web of correspondence, polemic, and reform that bound Europe's finest minds together. For anyone seeking to understand the Enlightenment not as a monolith but as a living, contested, and gloriously diverse conversation, this volume presents an essential and irreplaceable point of entry.