Ruins past modernity in Italy, 1744-1836

In an era haunted by its past, modern Europe sought to break with the old ; the future and the new became the ideal. In Italy however, where the remains of the past dominated the landscape, ruins were a token both of decadence and of the inspiring legacy of tradition. Sabrina Ferri proposes a counte...

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Auteur principal : Ferri Sabrina (Auteur)
Format : Livre
Langue : anglais
Titre complet : Ruins past modernity in Italy, 1744-1836 / Sabrina Ferri
Publié : Oxford : Voltaire Foundation , cop. 2015
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xii-258 p.)
Collection : Oxford University studies in the Enlightenment ; 2015/12
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339 |a En s'appuyant sur la représentation des ruines par les auteurs, les scientifiques et les artistes italiens du milieu du XVIIIe au début du XIXe siècle, S. Ferri retrace la culture de l'époque et explore les relations complexes de l'Italie avec son passé. La nouvelle science de Vico et les Chants de Leopardi sont notamment évoqués. ©Electre 2016 
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330 |a In an era haunted by its past, modern Europe sought to break with the old ; the future and the new became the ideal. In Italy however, where the remains of the past dominated the landscape, ruins were a token both of decadence and of the inspiring legacy of tradition. Sabrina Ferri proposes a counter-narrative to the European story of progress by focusing on the often-marginalized and distinctive case of Italy. For Italians, ruins uncovered the creative potential of the past, transforming it into inexhaustible source of philosophical speculation and poetic invention whilst simultaneously symbolizing decay, loss and melancholy. Focusing on the representation of ruins by Italian writers, scientists, and artists between the mid-eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Sabrina Ferri explores the culture of the period and traces Italy's complex relationship with its past. Combining the analysis of major works, from Vico's "New science" to Leopardi's "Canti", with that of archival sources and little-studied materials such as scientific travel journals, letters, and political essays, the author reveals how : the ruin became a figure for Italy's uneasy transition into modernity ; the interplay between reflections on the processes of history and speculations on the laws of nature shaped the country's sense of the past and its vision of the future ; the convergence of narratives depicting historical and natural change influenced both the creative arts and the emerging sciences of geology, biology, and archaeology ; the temporal crisis at the dawn of the nineteeenth century called into question traditional models for investigating the past and understanding the present -- 4e de couverture 
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