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Gabriele d'Annunzio, poet, seducer and preacher of war, Lucy Hughes-Hallett

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-558) and index

individual biography

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Gabriele d'Annunzio

bibliography

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Lucy Hughes-Hallett

poet, seducer and preacher of war

A profile of the controversial Italian poet and nationalist is set against a backdrop of Italy's transition from Romantic idealism to fascism and war and includes coverage of such topics as his contradictory literary subjects and status as a role model for Mussolini

Part One. Ecce Homo -- The Pike -- Sightings -- Six Months -- Part Two. Streams -- Worship -- Glory -- Liebestod -- Homeland -- Youth -- Nobility -- Beauty -- Elitism -- Martyrdom -- Sickness -- The Sea -- Decadence -- Blood -- Fame -- Superman -- Virility -- Eloquence -- Cruelty -- Life -- Drama -- Scenes from a Life -- Speed -- Kaleidoscope -- The Dogs of War -- Part Three. War and Peace -- War -- Peace -- The City of the Holocaust -- The Fifth Season -- Clausura