Autore: Romani, Roberto
Titolo: Was the Risorgimento legitimate? On Metternich as historiographic crossroads and interpreter of Italian nationalism
Periodico: Memoria e ricerca
Anno: 2019 - Fascicolo: 3 - Pagina iniziale: 491 - Pagina finale: 512

The first part of the essay examines two recent books on Metternich – by Alan Sked and Wolfram Siemann – which question the legitimacy of the Risorgimento out of a partiality to the Austrian Chancellor. Then Metternich’s view of the patriotic struggle in Italy is analysed, with reference, first, to his espousal of the reason/passions dichotomy characterising anti-revolutionary thought, and, second, to his disparaging assessment of the Italian character. It is argued that, contrary to the image of Metternich as a man of the Enlightenment, both threads place him firmly in the nineteenth century. His obsession with revolution is especially insisted on.




SICI: 1127-0195(2019)3<491:WTRLOM>2.0.ZU;2-1
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