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The Blind Bard and the Unflagging Hierarch: Memories Of War and Self-Representations in Fascist Italy
Matteo Di Figlia
; University of Palermo, Italy
Sažetak
The aim of this paper is to study two different and conflicting memories of the Great War developed in fascist Italy. In particular, an attempt will be made to focus on the cases of Carlo Delcroix and Roberto Farinacci. They were both born in 1890’s and took part in the war, during which Delcroix was severely mutilated. Alongside the few traits they had in common, many differences divided their political lives. Farinacci soon joined Fascism, became one of the leaders of the radical wing and, in the second half of 1930s, supported the alliance with Nazi Germany. Delcroix, who led one of the most important veterans associations, defined himself in the public debate mainly as a war invalid and by doing so managed to find his own space in the fascist liturgy.
As we will try to see, differences and similarities reflected on how they incessantly rethought the Great War. Through an analysis of their books, their public speeches and their participation in the commemorations, the paper tries to describe the connections between memories of the War and political needs. Indeed, not only were there many differences between Farinacci’s memory and that of Delcroix, but also the way in which they respectively recollected events changed over time, according to their relationship with the Regime and Mussolini. Thus, their attitudes toward the official ceremonies became an interesting perspective through which their interaction with the political framework can be studied.
Ključne riječi
Commemorations of war in Fascist Italy; Roberto Farinacci; Carlo Delcroix; radical fascism
Hrčak ID:
143901
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Datum izdavanja:
19.6.2014.
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