Project Gutenberg 2013-07-09 Public domain in the USA. 80 Martini, Ferdinando 1841 1928 Donne, salotti e costumi La vita italiana durante la Rivoluzione francese e l'Impero Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Donne, salotti e costumi" by Ferdinando Martini is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the social dynamics and cultural life of Italian salons during the French Revolution and the subsequent Empire, focusing on the roles of women in society and their influence—or lack thereof—on intellectual and artistic discourse. In this work, Martini delves into the contrast between Italian and French salons, illustrating how Italian social gatherings often fell short of the vibrancy and intellectual engagement found in their French counterparts. He discusses various historical figures, such as Lamartine, who visited Italy and experienced the disillusionment of what he expected from Italian salons versus reality. Through vivid descriptions and astute observations, Martini critiques the superficiality and limitations of these social settings, pointing out that many Italian salons lacked the stimulating conversation and influence that defined the successful salons of Paris. He highlights the preoccupation with gossip and leisure activities among Italian women of the time, contrasting it with the political and literary engagement of their French peers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43173/43173-h/images/cover.jpg it Italy -- Civilization France -- History -- 1789-1815 Italy -- History -- 1789-1815 Italy -- Social conditions DG Text IT Storia Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European 64033 64042 2024-09-18T07:09:57.417265 2023-09-18T15:23:23.033238 text/html text/html 59636 2013-07-09T19:49:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 99171 2013-07-09T19:49:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 112252 2024-09-18T07:09:59.522239 application/epub+zip 111044 2024-09-18T07:09:57.884247 application/epub+zip 57480 2024-09-18T07:09:57.641241 application/epub+zip 144500 2024-09-18T07:10:01.042233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135568 2024-09-18T07:09:59.278265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 81915 2022-09-19T17:07:31.291565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54756 2024-09-18T07:09:57.280253 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54760 2013-07-09T19:49:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 23058 2013-07-09T19:49:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 54442 2013-07-09T19:49:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 22962 2013-07-09T19:49:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20383 2024-09-18T07:10:01.177226 application/rdf+xml 16376 2024-09-18T07:09:57.713261 image/jpeg 2431 2024-09-18T07:09:57.676284 image/jpeg 100058 2024-09-18T07:09:57.428252 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog