Naples in the Eighteenth Century

Essays on the political and cultural importance of Naples in the eighteenth century.

Klappentext
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 original 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.

Zusammenfassung
This volume of essays offers a series of insights into the 'age of the Enlightenment', not only in Italy but throughout Europe. In its political reforms, Naples was influenced by European culture. However, Naples also exercised a strong influence upon European culture and helped shape modern, enlightened European culture.

Inhalt
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.

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