However this source was written by Polydore Vergil, an Italian humanist who came to England and wrote the History of England, his analysis of Wolsey wasn’t very good as they’d had a personal feud due to Wolsey being jealous and Vergil spent a brief period in prison. So this source can be taken with a pinch of salt however it may have some truth as it was written after Wolsey had fallen from power, so Vergil was looking back at an entire career of Wolsey’s and knew that whatever he did write, Wolsey could not have him punished for. Source 2 agrees with source 1, as source 2 talks about how Wolsey treated the nobility which supports where source 1 says ‘his hostility towards nobles created great irritation’ also in source 2 it talks about bowing ‘before his Majesty’ while this would technically mean king Henry, as it says in source 1, Wolsey ‘considered himself the equal of kings’ and so it shows how arrogant
How far do you agree that the limited appeal of Mazzini’s ideas was the main reason for the slow progress of national unity in Italy in the years 1815 – 48? National unity is when a nation comes together through sharing the same physical and religious beliefs. During 1815 and 1848 man revolutions took place in Italy, specifically in The Papal states, Piedmont, Sicily, Modena and Parma. The revolutionaries varied from students to soldiers who were all fighting against the Monarchy. The monarchy treated its states people terribly and they were fed up, this is how the revolutionaries came to be, in general the revolutionaries were to an extent successful because they overthrew the monarchies however they were then beaten by the Austrian reinforcements that the monarchy asked help from.
However, in the story "Girl", written by Jamaica Kincaid, also the anonymous poem, "Edward, Edward", mothers and their relationship with their children were depicted in the exact opposite of what was expected. Obviously, the initial expectation of a mother being present would serve as a means of love, encouragement and overall positivity. They were expected to have their children's best interest and to provide the best possible advice that a mother could give. However, in the texts, the mothers served as a means of creating hostility. This, ultimately strains the relationship between them.
How far does the North-South divide explain the weaknesses of the liberal state in the years 1896-1914? The North-South divide in Italy was the economic and political split evident, and questionably still evident today within Italy. Northern Italy was dominated by a rapidly-developing and a capitalistic economy, whilst Southern Italy was far less advanced and more based on agriculture. The significance of the divide in relation to what extent it accounts for the weaknesses of the liberal state is subjective to not only the divide itself, but along with other factors which also effected the stability of the state. These factors include weaknesses in politics, international reputation, national unity and culture.
How far do you agree that the limited appeal of Mazzini’s ideas was the main reason for the slow progress of national unity in Italy in the years 1815-1848? Nationalism is an ideology that elicits the belief that people of the same race, language, culture and traditions should be united in an independent nation of their own. This idea existing throughout ‘Italy’ at the time would have influenced and encouraged the motive of Italian unification. Since the Congress of Vienna in 1815, Italy was divided up into eight different states, which made it clear that there would be divisions between the people, making the aim of unity appear more and more unrealistic. From this emerged a number of evident figures such as Guiseppe Mazzini who were advocates for Italian Unification.
The weaknesses of the Italian liberal regime 1870-1914 The creation of liberal Italy in 1870 after the merging of each separate state lead to many political, social and economic issues which lasted and were subsequently added to until the breakdown of liberalism itself. By focusing on issues created by unification itself as well as problems that existed before the creation of the liberal government this essay will outline the main weaknesses of the Italian liberal regime 1870-1914. Firstly, economic problems were one of the main weaknesses of the Italian liberal regime 1870-1914. The state of Italy’s economy pre 1870 was poor; this only proceeded to worsen after unification itself, as the cost of this large scale project brought with it huge debts as well as little or no solutions to pre existing problems. The fact that Italy had a very limited industry and lack of an efficient infrastructure also meant that hardly any money was being created to pump into the economy to keep it running or pay for these debts.
Italian Neorealism: The neorealist movement began in Italy at the end of World War II as an urgent response to the political turmoil and desperate economic conditions afflicting the country. Directors such as Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica, and Luchino Visconti took up cameras to focus on lower-class characters and their concerns, using nonprofessional actors, outdoor shooting, (necessarily) very small budgets, and a realist aesthetic. The best-known examples remain De Sica’s Bicycle Thieves, a critical and popular phenomenon that opened the world’s eyes to this movement, and such key earlier works as Rossellini’s Open City, the first major neorealist production. Other classics of neorealism include De Sica’s Umberto D. and Visconti’s La terra trema, but the tendrils of the movement reach back to De Sica’s The Children Are Watching Us and forward to Rossellini’s The Flowers of St. Francis, as well as to some filmmakers who did their apprenticeships in this school, Michelangelo Antonioni and Federico Fellini—and far beyond. It must be said that neorealist style, like most styles, does not have an inherent political message.
I will use quantative data where possible to give me a better insightinto both the competing academic perspectives and the influence and effectiveness of the regimes endeavours, which will go towards helpingmeformulate as informed a conclusion of my own as possible. Since the unification of Italy in 1870, the continual failings of liberal governments had seen Italy divided. Whereas the rise of National Socialism in Germany had been more of a direct result of the treaty of Versailles, the rise of Benito Mussolini's PNF was a more multi-faceted turn of events. The continual failings of liberal governments had seen Italy
The text views this male-written literature as a way of “othering” themselves from typical masculine norms in Italy. Typically men in Italy are viewed as controlling and and possessive, while women are viewed as homemakers. Yet, Dialeti looks at a different Italian male perspective, although it may not be the norm. Magaraggia, S. "Tensions Between Fatherhood And The Social Construction Of Masculinity In Italy." Current Sociology 61.1 (n.d.): 76-92.
Cavour did many things and has many contributions to Italy. But the main aim was not unified Italy. He hoped that Piedmont would be strong enough to assume the leadership of Italy in the event of another wars with Austria, France and the House of Hapsburg of Austria. Many facts and evidence could see that Cavour did not want a unified Italy. He tried to prevent it and the "unification" was only Piedmontization (tried to extent the influence of Piedmont).