Project Gutenberg 2013-07-09 Public domain in the USA. 115 Martini, Ferdinando 1841 1928 Donne, salotti e costumi La vita italiana durante la Rivoluzione francese e l'Impero Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Donne, salotti e costumi" by Ferdinando Martini is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the social dynamics and cultural life of Italian salons during the French Revolution and the subsequent Empire, focusing on the roles of women in society and their influence—or lack thereof—on intellectual and artistic discourse. In this work, Martini delves into the contrast between Italian and French salons, illustrating how Italian social gatherings often fell short of the vibrancy and intellectual engagement found in their French counterparts. He discusses various historical figures, such as Lamartine, who visited Italy and experienced the disillusionment of what he expected from Italian salons versus reality. Through vivid descriptions and astute observations, Martini critiques the superficiality and limitations of these social settings, pointing out that many Italian salons lacked the stimulating conversation and influence that defined the successful salons of Paris. He highlights the preoccupation with gossip and leisure activities among Italian women of the time, contrasting it with the political and literary engagement of their French peers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43173/43173-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 28.7 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. it Italy -- Civilization France -- History -- 1789-1815 Italy -- History -- 1789-1815 Italy -- Social conditions DG Text IT Storia Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies 64225 2025-07-17T11:07:16.493388 text/html 39464 2024-10-23T16:51:13 text/html 112516 2025-07-17T11:07:18.523344 application/epub+zip 111052 2025-07-17T11:07:16.930349 application/epub+zip 57487 2025-07-17T11:07:16.705341 application/epub+zip 144576 2025-07-17T11:07:20.003338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135646 2025-07-17T11:07:18.273333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 81915 2022-09-19T17:07:31.291565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54673 2025-07-17T11:07:16.356352 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34711 2024-10-23T16:51:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18248 2025-07-17T11:07:20.139319 application/rdf+xml 16376 2025-07-17T11:07:16.769383 image/jpeg 2431 2025-07-17T11:07:16.736875 image/jpeg 100129 2025-07-17T11:07:16.504354 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia