The pike

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  • Author: Hughes-Hallett, Lucy
    Contributor:

    Newman, Karoline

    Summary:

    In September 1919 Gabriele D'Annunzio, successful poet and occasional politician, declared himself Commandante of the city of Fiume in modern day Croatia. His intention-to establish a utopia based on his fascist and artistic ideals. It was the dramatic pinnacle to an outrageous career. In The Pike Lucy Hughes-Hallett charts the controversial life of D'Annunzio, the debauched artist who became a national hero whilst addressing the cult of nationalism and the origins of political extremism.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Literary arts, Political science
    Original Publisher: Rearsby, Leicestershire , Clipper Audiobooks
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9780007579716

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Newman, Karoline

Abstract

In September 1919 Gabriele D'Annunzio, successful poet and occasional politician, declared himself Commandante of the city of Fiume in modern day Croatia. His intention-to establish a utopia based on his fascist and artistic ideals. It was the dramatic pinnacle to an outrageous career. In The Pike Lucy Hughes-Hallett charts the controversial life of D'Annunzio, the debauched artist who became a national hero whilst addressing the cult of nationalism and the origins of political extremism.

Genre
Biographies and autobiographies
Literary arts
Political science
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Rearsby, Leicestershire

Clipper Audiobooks

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