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Journal: Fabrica Litterarum Polono-Italica

National and Liberal. The Constitutionalism of the Italian Risorgimento

Maurizio Griffo

Language: PL | Published: 30-06-2020 | Abstract | pp. 85-93

The Italian Risorgimento, that is the historical process that led to the unification and independence of Italy, is characterized by the constant conjugation of the national principle with the request of institutions of freedom. The article reconstructs this process through its topical moments (Jacobin triennium, motions of 1820–1821, decade of preparation) focusing on the post-1848 phase, when only the Kingdom of Sardinia maintained the constitution thus becoming an essential reference point for the patriotic movement.

2020-06-30



Journal: Fabrica Litterarum Polono-Italica

Bona Sforza – between Poland, Naples, and Bari. The Rivalry of the Great European Powers in the 16th Century

Angelantonio Spagnoletti

Language: PL | Published: 30-06-2020 | Abstract | pp. 21-32

The story of Bona Sforza is examined, in this essay, in the context of the relations between the European states of the first half of the ‘500, in particular the Empire and the Catholic Monarchy of Charles V and of Philip II. The Queen of Poland and Duchess of Bari attempted to carve out a leading role in the international relations of the time, but had to succumb to the wishes of the two Habsburgs, interested in regaining control of the Duchy of Bari and intertwining anti-Turkish alliances with Sigismondo II of Poland, the son of Bona.

2020-06-30



Journal: Fabrica Litterarum Polono-Italica

The Image of the Second World War in Czech History Textbooks (1990–2017)

Tiziana D'Amico

Language: IT | Published: 07-08-2025 | Abstract | pp. 1-17

This paper investigates the visual apparatus of Czech history textbooks published between 1990–2017. This time span covers the period following the Velvet Revolution of 1989 and the subsequent political regime change, extending through to the end of the 2010s. The interpretation of the Second World War plays a key role as it also shapes the reflection on later periods, including the communist regime and the Cold War, as well as the desire to identify commonalities in the development of the two halves of Europe – Western and Eastern – within the broader European discourse. The paper focuses on analyzing the images that constitute what may be called the visual “catalog” of the specific Czech experience during the Second World War. It examines which images are commonly shared across textbooks and which ones differ and explores the potential reasons behind these choices. Particular attention is also given to the issue of the iconicity of the photographs featured in the analyzed texts.

2025-08-07



Journal: Fabrica Litterarum Polono-Italica

“I Know What I Have to Lose, and I Know What I Have to Gain…” – On Mountaineering by Mieczysław Karłowicz

Ewa Roszkowska

Language: PL | Published: 14-05-2025 | Abstract | pp. 1-17

This article presents Mieczysław Karłowicz as a devoted admirer of the Tatra Mountains, offering an analysis of his views on mountains and mountaineering. Contrary to the prevailing belief of over a century, Karłowicz did not adopt extreme aestheticism or decadence in his approach to climbing. Instead, he was one of the founders of a modern ideology of Tatra mountaineering. He defined the ideal of the mountaineer and sought to reconcile the opposing extremes inherent in the act of climbing. While he did not reject the athletic aspect of mountaineering, he saw it as a necessary means to achieve a greater goal: the search for and experience of the beauty of the mountains.

2025-05-14



Journal: Fabrica Litterarum Polono-Italica

The Birth of Polish National Thought from an Italian Perspective

Daniele Stasi: Le origini del nazionalismo in Polonia. Milano 2018, 146 p.

Ewa Litwin

Language: PL | Published: 30-06-2020 | Abstract | pp. 211-218

The article aims to present the work of Daniele Stasi regarding the birth of Polish nationalism. The book was published in 2018 in Italian by FrancoAngeli as Le origini del nazionalismo in Polonia. The author puts forward some theses concerning the process of national building in the period preceding the partitions of Poland, which represents terminus a quo for his analysis of the ideologies related to the national issue and rebirth of Polish state. Terminus ad quem of the author’s analysis is Roman Dmowski’s Myśli nowoczesnego Polaka. Based on rich and interdisciplinary literature, Stasi’s work aims to fill the gap in Italian historiography, related to the birth of Polish nationalism.

2020-06-30



Journal: Fabrica Litterarum Polono-Italica

Alpine Perception and Imagination: The Core of Culture

Michael Wedekind

Language: IT | Published: 07-08-2025 | Abstract | pp. 1-17

The article offers an overview of Alpine imaginaries from the Middle Ages to the beginning of the 20th century. It traces the main stages that led from the monts maudits to the eroticisation of mountains and the overtourism of the 20th century, via the foundations of a new relationship with wilderness previously laid by the Enlightenment and the subsequent romantic mystical immersion in nature. While landscape perception and the conception of nature are subject to changing patterns of evaluation, evolving ‘sense control’ and cultural and social contexts, the fact that the various attributions of meaning to mountain societies and landscapes originated from outside the Alps remains a constant in this centuries-long process.

2025-08-07