Naples in the Eighteenth Century The Birth and Death of a Nation State |
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| Editor:
| Imbruglia, Girolamo |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-03815-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2007 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $47.99 |
Book Description:
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This volume of essays offers a series of new insights into the 'age of the Enlightenment', not only in Italy but throughout Europe. In its political reforms, intended to attack feudalism and the Church and to modernise the economic and judicial systems, Naples was influenced by European culture. But Naples also exercised a strong influence upon European culture: the discovery of Pompeii and Herculanum, and the musical culture of the city, had great importance in shaping the modern,...
More DescriptionThis volume of essays offers a series of new insights into the 'age of the Enlightenment', not only in Italy but throughout Europe. In its political reforms, intended to attack feudalism and the Church and to modernise the economic and judicial systems, Naples was influenced by European culture. But Naples also exercised a strong influence upon European culture: the discovery of Pompeii and Herculanum, and the musical culture of the city, had great importance in shaping the modern, enlightened culture of Europe.