Culture in contemporary Milan
Shedding tears on a glorious past, or surfing on global opportunities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12535920 |
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| Authors | Andrea Goldstein (Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 178-180 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-09 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Italy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1353-2944 • E-ISSN: 1469-9877 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/mit.2022.49 |
| OpenAlex | W4313496343 |
| Language | EN |
In 1881, Giovanni Verga defined Milan as ‘ la città più città d'Italia ’ (‘Italy's most urban city’). A statement of some significance, as at that time Rome and Turin could each legitimately claim to have much greater political if not economic clout. Almost one and a half centuries later, the role of the capitale morale as the pulsing heart of a country incessantly searching for both a modern national identity and a city-centred narrative remains unchallenged, as proved by two books straddling cultural history, personal memoir and current affairs
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Economic history · Identity (music · Literature · Memoir · Narrative · National identity · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Historical and Environmental Studies · History · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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