lesson 18 Flashcards
singer floreno puts poem to music
as parody of practice of having kids commit to memory this beautiful but old-fashioned and not kid-friendly poem
“fare San Martino”
to move house
Mario Soldati, Vino al Vino
first publish in book form (1971)
collection of reports from a series of trips through the Italian peninsula looking for “genuine wines”
what did wine being important during the fascist era result in
wine promoted as distinctly italian, affordable, rustic and “popular” – invented “grape festivals” (festa dell’uva)
Sain Martin of Tours
cut his cloak in half to share it with a beggar during a snowstorm – sun begins to shing
the “Summer of St. Martin”
period of unseasonably warm weather - traditionally end of harvest and beginning of winter
also day of relocations
giorgio gaber, barbera e champagne
two people of much contrast sitting apart for 3 hours at a bar – should join to drink and sing and forget their love pains –> bartender kicks them out
why was wine important during the fascist era?
because important symbol of Italian economy and culture – became central to fascist “ruralistic ideology”
libero de libero - convegno con brindisi (rendevouz with a toast)
drinking with moon, enjoying presence in courtyard - moon is destroying him/he’s dying and “with nothing left to toast to”
what role did wine play in the fascist era?
ambiguous role
“oenoturism”
wine tourism (tasting/consumption/purchase of wine near/at the source)
giosue carducci (1907) san Martino - martinmas
place us in a village – zooming us from sight, smell fo wine fermenting, hearing on threshold of house
only character is hunter
sight comes into foreground again and we look into sky with hunter and end with black birds like thoughts flying as a metaphor
what happened in 1960s
economic blood –> production process of wine became more and more industrialized
giosue carducci (1907) san Martino - martinmas - poem mood
spirit and hope; slowing down with weather/seaon with zooming in of poem – no more to do… somber – at the end, can rest, malancholy, nostolgia
what did italian products become in 1950/60s
symbols of modernity, style and quality
what does vino al vino do
- is an anticipator of “oenoturism”
and adversely - a nostalgic clergy for gradual disappearance of an older way of making and consuming wine
how did they combat the production process of wine becoming more and more industrialized?
production areas adhered to DOC to protect identify of product and promote it on local and international market
when was the DOC system established
1963 and further developed in 1992)
how was alcohol stigmatized during the fascist era
as incompatible with fascist idea of masculinity – leaders known for abstinence
grape festivals (festa dell’uva)
ritualized forms of mass mobilization and celebration, which often persisted even after fall of fascist regime
what are the red hues in giosue carducci (1907) san Martino - martinmas
sunset
what happened in 1950 - 1960
unprecedented period of economic growth
after WW2 and fall of fascism
experienced impressive industrial expansion = global leader and social change
