Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 08 (of 16)

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Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 08 (of 16)

by J.-C.-L. Simonde de (Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde) Sismondi

IT·~8 hours·10 chapters

Chapters

10 total
1

STORIA DELLE REPUBBLICHE ITALIANE DEI SECOLI DI MEZZO

0:16
2

CAPITOLO LVII.

1:07:42
3

CAPITOLO LVIII.

48:34
4

CAPITOLO LIX.

39:46
5

CAPITOLO LX.

56:45
6

CAPITOLO LXI.

47:02
7

CAPITOLO LXII.

59:41
8

CAPITOLO LXIII.

59:52
9

CAPITOLO LXIV.

49:50
10

CAPITOLO LXV.

1:26:12

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A sweeping portrait of Italy’s medieval city‑states unfolds, guiding listeners through the restless fourteenth century. The narrative steps back from the grand wars of Europe to focus on the lives and ambitions of the men and women who shaped public life, spotlighting how personal genius began to pull apart the once‑uniform rhythm of communal existence. It frames this transformation against the backdrop of shifting alliances, emerging despotism, and the lingering hope for liberty.

Interwoven with vivid accounts of literary giants such as Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio, the work captures a cultural crossroads where brilliance and banality clash. Poets once pioneering epic vision are replaced by copyists bound to rigid forms, while scholars wrestle with classical languages that feel distant from everyday speech. Listeners will hear a nuanced chorus of triumphs and setbacks, revealing how Italy’s intellectual fire burned bright even as its language and imagination struggled for renewal.

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Produced by Claudio Paganelli, Carlo Traverso, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2013-10-14

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Public domain in the USA.

About the author

J.-C.-L. Simonde de (Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde) Sismondi

J.-C.-L. Simonde de (Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde) Sismondi

1773–1842

A sharp early critic of unchecked industrial capitalism, this Swiss historian and political economist wrote with unusual sympathy for ordinary people. He is remembered both for his sweeping histories of Italy and France and for economic ideas that later thinkers took seriously.

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