ISBN:
9780816687329
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (206 pages)
DDC:
305.3
Keywords:
Faschismus
;
Italienisch
;
Literatur
Abstract:
Exploring different conceptions of virility-as well as the reproductive fantasies they produce-in a selection of Italian political manifestos and literary writings, Fascist Virilities exposes the relation between fascist rhetoric and ideology. Here, Barbara Spackman looks at Italian fascism as a matter of discourse, with "virility" as the master code that articulates and melds its disparate elements. In Spackman's analysis, fascist rhetoric binds together the elements of fascist ideology, with "virility" as the key. To reveal how this works, she traces the circulation of "virility" in the discourse of the Italian fascist regime and in the rhetorical practice of Mussolini himself. She tracks the appearance of virility in two of the sources of fascist rhetoric, Gabriele D'Annunzio and F. T. Marinetti, in the writings of the futurist Valentine de Saint Point and the fascist feminist Teresa Labriola, and in the speeches of Mussolini. A critical and timely contribution to the current reappraisal of fascist ideology, this book will interest anyone concerned with the relations among gender, sexuality, and fascist discourse.
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