Italian Reactionary Thought and Critical Theory An Inquiry into Sava
Contemporary critical theory has customarily been dominated by French and German thought. However, a new wave of Italian thinkers has broken ground for new theoretical inquiries. This book seeks to explain and defend the new wave of Italian critical thoug
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Italian Reactionary Thought and Critical Theory An Inquiry into Savage Modernities
Andrea Righi
italian reactionary thought and critical theory Copyright © Andrea Righi, 2015. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-48634-9 All rights reserved.
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First published in 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe, and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world.
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Palgrave and Macmillan are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. Part of chapter 2 appeared in the journal Interdisciplinary Literary Studies under the title “Non-geographical Exile: Reactionary Displacements in Giovanni Papini.” Number 1, 2015. ISBN 978-1-349-69526-3 ISBN 978-1-137-47686-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137476869 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Righi, Andrea, 1974– Italian reactionary thought and critical theory : an inquiry into savage modernities / Andrea Righi. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Fascism—Italy—History—20th century. 2. Right and left (Political science)—Italy—History—20th century. 3. Italy—Intellectual life—20th century. I. Title. DG571.R53 2015 320.53'3094509041—dc23 2014032350 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Amnet. First edition: February 2015 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Transferred to Digital Printing in 2015
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Contents
Acknowledgments
ix
Preface: Italian Theory and Origin
xi
1
The Fascist Apparatus and Its Archaisms
1
2
The Pathos of Being: Giovanni Papini
39
3
The Territorial Nomad: Strapaese and Capture
79
4
Revolution without Emancipation: Curzio Malaparte or Fascism’s Best Pen
117
Another Origin: The Archaic in Carlo Levi
155
5
Notes
193
Index
215
Acknowledgments
This work was completed thanks to the generous support of Colorado College that funded my research through several grants. I am also grateful to the Italian Scientists and Scholars of North America Foundation for a fellowship they awarded me to begin my research in Florence. I would like to thank Cesare Casarino, Roberto Dainotto, Luca Somigli, Mark Epstein, Ryan Banagale, Juliette Cherbuliez, Susanna Ferlito, Andreea Marinescu, and Ivan Mayerhofer, who provided priceless commentary at different stages of this work. A special mention goes to Francesco Antonacci for the help provided with last-minute consultations of secondary sources. Finally, special thanks also to the students of my Italian literature courses at Colorado College for vibrant discussions on this and several other topics.
Preface: Italian Theory and Origin
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