Tra arcadia e illuminismo in Lombardia

Iacopo Sannazaro’s ‘Arcadia’ (1504) was the first pastoral novel in European literature and it has had an unparalleled impact. The list of writers outside Italy who were inspired b...

The Greek province of Arcadia is perhaps the most important locus for pastoralism in a classical context. Arcadian inhabitants such as shepherds, nymphs, and the god Pan play signi...

La dominazione di Filippo Maria Visconti in Lombardia (1412-1447) fu il risultato di un tentativo, solo parzialmente riuscito, di ricomporre i vasti territori già dominati dal prim...