Chapter Uno scrittore, due mondi: Baretti, gli illuministi inglesi e il Settecento italiano
Abstract
Three centuries ago, Giuseppe Baretti was born in Turin. This essay outlines his personality, voyages and movements, with particular attention to his often challenging relationships with the Italian Enlightenment and his definitely better connections with the British intellectual world. These were cultivated during two long stays filled with books and various activities. After three hundred years, Baretti emerges again as a controversial yet charming and emblematic figure of eighteenth-century culture.
Keywords
Enlightenment; academic life; eighteenth-century Italy; literary circlesDOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0448-4.04ISBN
9791221504484, 9791221504484Publisher
Firenze University PressPublisher website
https://www.fupress.com/Publication date and place
Florence, 2024Series
Biblioteca di storia, 48Classification
Linguistics
Translation and interpretation
General and world history