Goliath; the march of fascism

507 Pages·1937·24.925 MB·English

by  Giuseppe Antonio Borgese

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G* A.
isoneofthemas-
ters of modern European literature, in
which he has attained the highest emi-
nence both as a scholar and as a creative
writer. Recognized as the most authori-
tativeliterarycriticinItalynext to Croce,
heis atthe same timetheauthorofRube,
a novel of post-war disintegration which
has been translated into many languages
andhailedbyleadingEuropeanwriters as
one of the most significant works of cre-
ative imaginationofthis generation. Oth-
ers ofhis works, suchas The Tragedy of
Mayerling, gavehimawidepopularaudi-
ence. Borgese was Professor of Esthetics
attheUniversityofMilanandliteraryedi-
tor of Italy's most influential paper, of
which he had also been foreign editor at
the close ofthewar; buthis steadfastpo-
litical faith in a liberal and reconciled
Europe earned him the hostility of the
Fascist regime, and when he received an
invitationin 1931 to cometothe Univer-
sityofCaliforniaasavisitingprofessor,he
seizedtheopportunitytoleavethecountry
foratime.TheFascistoathimposedonall
Italian universityprofessors, which he re-
fused totake,madeofthistemporaryvisit
apermanentattachmenttoAmerica. Bor-
gesehassincetaughtItalianandCompara-
tiveLiteratureatSmithCollegeandisnow
aprofessorattheUniversityofChicago.
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GOLIATH
The March of Fascism
BY
BORGESE
G. A.
New York
THE VIKING PRESS
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First Published in September 1937
Printed in U. S. A. by Vail-Ballou Press
Copyright igjfo&y G. A. Borgese
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