Schismogenesis and national character: the D'Annunzio-Mussolini correspondence.

From: Italica | Date: March 22, 2004| Author: Peterson, Thomas E. | Copyright information

In 1911, Gabriele D'Annunzio, self-described "uomo d'azione," hoped to encourage the outbreak of World War I by going into "esilio volontario" in France, where he would dedicate himself to art, love, and life. Four years later, after polemicizing against Franz Joseph, he returned to Italy just as neutrality toward Austria was ending. On May 5, 1915, he delivered his speech at Quarto arguing for intervention in the war. Once Italy had entered the war on the side of the Allies, D'Ann...

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