A Marxist critical analysis of the Bread Riots in I Promessi Sposi

Halloran, Nicole Marie

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Author

Halloran, Nicole Marie, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, University of Virginia

Advisors

Della Coletta, Cristina , Spanish, Italian and Portuguese , University of Virginia

Abstract

This paper seeks to determine the functionality of the bread riot scenes in Milan in the scheme of Manzoni's form of ideology and to prove that the Milanese bread riots failed due to the lack of a class consciousness among the masses and that in fact they have a place in Manzoni 's Christian ideology serving as an allegory for Manzoni's 18th century. The writings and ideas of Marxist literary critic of George Lukacs will serve as the basis for this critique.

Degree

MA (Master of Arts)

Keywords

Manzoni, Alessandro -- I Promessi Sposi; Novels -- italy

Language

English

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Issued Date

2011-01-01

Persistent Link

https://doi.org/10.18130/wmsh-9645

Suggested Citation

Halloran, Nicole Marie. A Marxist critical analysis of the Bread Riots in I Promessi Sposi. University of Virginia, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, MA (Master of Arts), 2011-01-01, https://doi.org/10.18130/wmsh-9645.

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