QUIZ 1

Question 1

What is verismo

Answer 1

centered around realism. Began in Milan, but most authors are from the south. Influenced by English/Russian Realsim and french naturalism. Want to cover subject matter truthfully. Persent faithful picture of society. Center common people and common activities. Little faith in socialism. Family values and traditions important for the weak. Verga

Question 2

Risorgimento/Resurgence

Answer 2

• 1861 Unification of Italy. Connected with Romantic literature in values and themes. Patriotic historical of people. New geners: novel, historical drama, patriotic, peotry, memoir, historical ballads
  Motives: denounce oppression, seek liberty, mourn fallen hopes, express nostalgia for homeland, memory of those suffering cuz of politics. An ideological and literary move helped arouse the national consciousness of Italin people. Began post 1830s as the movement of italin unification

Question 3

Revolutions of 1848-49

Answer 3

• “Springtime of peoples” across Europe
• Carbonari in Tuscany, a revolutionary group
• Italins embrace priniciples of liberalism and nationalism

Question 4

Italy’s Founding Fathers

Answer 4

Manzzi (theories)
Garbaldi (fighter)
Cavour (Stradegy)

Question 5

Classicism

Answer 5

Strict rigid and logical diction and themes. embracing greek and rome classicism

Question 6

the nucleus of the Italin nationn was the small kingdom of _____, but the movement toward independence centered in _____

Answer 6

Piedmont/Milan

Question 7

Facts about romanticism

Answer 7

• aspects of political risorgimento
• altrustic and patriotic
• influenced by german goethe

Question 8

which european country birthed romanticism?

Answer 8

Germany

Question 9

Italy’s first capital

Answer 9

Turin

Question 10

Dante

Answer 10

• wrote Divine comedy
  Devine comedy
• follows a man as he vists Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise
• horrors of soul go through if they did not obey God’s laws and live righteously

Question 11

Mazzini

Answer 11

Was born in Genova. Politics and literature. Spearheaded Italin revolutionary movement. Wrote “An Essay on the Duties of Man”. Believed that a country is useful for: faith, protection, emancipation from unjest social conditions, justice, laws, equality, collective existence, honor, love, and one lanuage. Wanted a national goverenment in rome. Consititutional republic, federal government. A temple of God. Main pillars: vote, education, work

Question 12

Mameli

Answer 12

• penned the Italin National anthem
• used simple musical lanuage
• wrote active poetry that interprets the spirit of people
• collective patrimony of emotions
• heroic sentiments and sincere emotions
  Wrote: Brothers of Italy 1847

Question 13

Monti

Answer 13

• under french rule: offical historiographer of Italy
• wrote epic poems and tragedias
• Translated the Illiad
  -Major exponent of pre-romantics
  -known as the great translater of Homer
• classical embellismentes
• main exponent of pre-romantics

Question 14

Verga

Answer 14

Wrote “property 1880”. Was a sicillan novelist and playwright. used everyday lanuage and oral traditions. Believed: Riches don’t help to improve society. Bourgerious is unfulflled. Had two phases:
[1] high society: denouncing defects of contemporary society, espesscially of higher classes [2] characters who fight difficult battles of survival w/ strength and family values. Was a realist. Sicily was one of the poorest places in Europe. Like Manzoni. Believe that the weak should hold family values. Talked about social issues.

Question 15

Manzoni

Answer 15

Born in Milano and was the grandson of Beccaria. Shaped by enlightenment ideals. Inni Sacri (on Catholic morality). One of the 1st Senators of Kindom of Italy. Wrote the Bethroed, based in 17th century Italy which he portrayed as lawless. Centered ordinary peoples. Showed tensions b/w religious traditions and secular progress. Against foreign rule. Patriotic Divine providence. Written for average italins.

Question 16

Leopardi

Answer 16

lived a brief boring life. Was very educated. His first pieces were patriotic. Sick and missing romance. Wrote homages to nature. Explored personal feelings. Wrote: The Village Saturday Night, Night Song, To Sylvia, To Italy
- Idillo (vignette of life in country)

Question 17

Foscolo

Answer 17

Was a main pre-romantic. Wrote poems, sadness, regret, mother –> nature, classicism calling back to epics. Revolutionary. Studied classics, was politcal. Represented the youth during Napolean period. Man of action. Wrote the first epistolary Italin novel. Wrote: A Zacinto, To the Night, In Death of Brother Giovanni, Alla Must
Made romantic explorations of nature, terror, death, rest , beauty. Had nosalgia for homeland. Individual vs society. A Sentimental Journey.

Question 18

Galieli

Answer 18

• pre-enlightenment
• pre-cuser to Newton
  Born in Pisa 1564 the same year as Shakespear. Wrote “The Second Day” or Two New Sciences. Wanted to convince scientific community/church, convince foregin nations that Italy deserves indepence. The characters represented different groups of peoples/sciences groups views. Authoraterian vs. authortive discussions. Believed in freedom of thought and education. Followed reason, common good, created scientific method and empiricism

Question 19

Beccaria

Answer 19

Was born in 1738 in Milano (which was a hub of the Enlightenment). Was a lawyer, academy of fits,criminal justice
Plea for abolition of tortue and death penalty. Excerpts from An Essay on Crimes and Punishments: change does not come easily, human nature, pleasures and pain only motives people have, refrences to sicence, enlightenment, social contracts, believed that laws should achieve the greatest happiness for greatest number of people. Exploring why we punish and how.