The Imperfect Memory: Napoleon and History The author discusses three volumes published on the bicentenary of Na- poleon Bonaparte’s death: Ei fu by Vittorio Criscuolo; L’ultima stanza di Napoleone by Luigi Mascilli Migliorini, dedicated to the last moments of the emperor’s life and the construction of his memory; and Il naufrago e il dominatore by Antonio De Francesco, which traces his internal political vi- cissitudes, analyzing in particular his relationship to the French Revolution. The article reflects on the influence memorial re-elaborations – and, more generally, the political use of history – exert not only on the reconstruction of past events, but also on the shaping and unfolding of future events.
La memoria imperfetta. Napoleone e la storia
DI BARTOLOMEO DANIELE
2023-01-01
Abstract
The Imperfect Memory: Napoleon and History The author discusses three volumes published on the bicentenary of Na- poleon Bonaparte’s death: Ei fu by Vittorio Criscuolo; L’ultima stanza di Napoleone by Luigi Mascilli Migliorini, dedicated to the last moments of the emperor’s life and the construction of his memory; and Il naufrago e il dominatore by Antonio De Francesco, which traces his internal political vi- cissitudes, analyzing in particular his relationship to the French Revolution. The article reflects on the influence memorial re-elaborations – and, more generally, the political use of history – exert not only on the reconstruction of past events, but also on the shaping and unfolding of future events.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
