Naples in the Eighteenth Century
Naples in the Eighteenth Century
In 1734 the kingdom of Naples became an independent monarchy, but in 1799 a Jacobin revolution transformed it briefly into a republic. In these few but intense decades of independence all the great problems of the age of the Enlightenment became apparent: attacks on feudalism and on the power of the Catholic Church, the struggle for a modern economy, and aspirations to change the administrative machinery and the judicial system. Yet Naples was also the city visited by Winckelmann and Goethe, the city of Sir William Hamilton, of the study of Pompeii and Herculanum, and of the greatest musicians of the age. This collection of essays addresses a range of issues in the city's political and cultural history, and demonstrates the city's importance in shaping the modern, enlightened culture of Europe.
- A series of varied, general essays on aspects of the Enlightenment in the kingdom of Naples which demonstrate its European significance
- Includes a wide variety of topics, such as politics, the economy, reform, opera, and the interest in rediscovered ancient sites such as Pompeii and Herculanum
- Specially commissioned from Italian scholars, and published in English
Reviews & endorsements
"a welcome addition to the material available in English on the history of the Italian South." Jrnl of Interdisciplinary History
"...a useful update on scholarship in a variety of intellectual and creative fields in Naples in the eighteenth century...Naples in the Eighteenth Century is to be commended for drawing together work in highly distinct fields...which originated in the same city and century and in such a way as to be of interest to scholars not only of the Enlightenment, but also of European history." Canadian Journal of History
"this book is welcome...The book also contains a useful bibliography...The book is a valuable source on the Neapolitan state, society, and culture during the Age of Enlightenment. It will be particularly useful to students interested in this period in general and in Italy in particular." The International History Review Dec 2001
Product details
July 2007Paperback
9780521038157
220 pages
227 × 151 × 13 mm
0.335kg
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Table of Contents
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction Girolamo Imbruglia
- 1. The capital and the provinces Maria Grazia Maiorini
- 2. The court: power relations and forms of social life Giovanni Montroni
- 3. The arrogance of the market: the economy of the kingdom between the Mediterranean and Europe Biagio Salvemini
- 4. Enlightenment in eighteenth-century Naples Girolamo Imbruglia
- 5. The feudal question, judicial systems and the Enlightenment Anna Maria Rao
- 6. Intellectuals and academies Elvira Chiosi
- 7. Music and Enlightenment Renato Di Benedetto
- 8. Antiquarian studies in Naples at the end of the eighteenth century. From comparative archaeology to comparative religion Alain Schnapp
- 9. How not to finish a revolution Antonino De Francesco
- Bibliography
- Index of names.
