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The Pike - Gabriele d'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War (Paperback)
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The Pike - Gabriele d'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War (Paperback)
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List price R469
Loot Price R438
Discovery Miles 4 380
You Save R31 (7%)
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THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE DECADE WINNER OF THE 2013 SAMUEL JOHNSON
PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION WINNER OF THE 2013 COSTA BOOK AWARDS
BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR The story of Gabriele D'Annunzio, poet,
daredevil - and Fascist. In September 1919 Gabriele D'Annunzio,
successful poet and occasional politician, declared himself
Commandante of the city of Fiume in modern day Croatia. His
intention - to establish a utopia based on his fascist and artistic
ideals. It was the dramatic pinnacle to an outrageous career. Lucy
Hughes-Hallett charts the controversial life of D'Annunzio, the
debauched artist who became a national hero. His evolution from
idealist Romantic to radical right-wing revolutionary is a
political parable. Through his ideological journey, culminating in
the failure of the Fiume endeavour, we witness the political
turbulence of early 20th century Europe and the emergence of
fascism. In 'The Pike', Hughes-Hallett addresses the cult of
nationalism and the origins of political extremism - and at the
centre of the book stands the charismatic D'Annunzio: a figure as
deplorable as he is fascinating.
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