- A new book by eminent historian Emilio Gentile, The Adventure of a Modern Man: The Life of Giuseppe Britsolini, a monumental historical work set in more than 1,200 pages, has just been released by the Italian publisher Garzanti, highlighting one of Italy's most complex cultural and political figures of the 20th century. *Historian Gientelli, emeritus professor at the University of Sapienza in Rome who specializes in the history of fascism, offers a comprehensive biography of the Italian thinker and journalist Giuseppe Britsolini who lived for more than a century and underwent major political and social transformations. Drawing on decades of archival research, correspondence and documents published for the first time, the book paints an accurate picture of Britsolini as one of the founders of the influential cultural magazine La Focci that shaped Italian consciousness at the beginning of the last century.The book traces Britsolini's complex intellectual stances and oscillations between initial admiration for Mussolini's character and unequivocal rejection of fascist practices, through his emigration to the USA and his work as a professor at Columbia University in New York where he became a prominent ambassador of Italian culture. The work also reviews its network of relations and intellectual controversies with intellectual giants such as Benedetto Croci and Giovanni Papini, to conclude in his book that Bristolini remains contemporary in today's world thanks to his insightand his early anticipation of modern political, ethical and environmental crises.
The Adventure of a Modern Man: The Life of Giuseppe Britsolini
مغامرة إنسان حديث.. حياة جوزيبي بريتسوليني
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Bibliographic Data
| Author | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Garzanti Publishing HouseWebsite |
| Country | Italia |
| Primary Category | Ideas and Policies |
| Published | 2025 |
| Language | Italian (IT) |
| Pages | 1232 pages |
| Edition | First |
| Dimensions | 15×22 |
| ISBN | 978-8811149941 |
| Translation | Not Translated |
About Emilio Gentile
Emilio Gentile (Bugano, 1946), world-renowned historian, Honorary Professor at the Sapienza University of Rome and a member of the National Academy of Linzi. Contributes to the weekly edition of Soul 24 Ori.
