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Maledetti toscani

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Perché, di fronte a un toscano, tutti si sentono a disagio? Risposta ovvia, per Malaparte: di gran lunga più intelligente degli altri italiani, e libero - la libertà dipende dall'intelligenza-, il toscano è spregioso, disprezza tutti gli esseri umani per la loro stupidità. Per di più è sboccato, insolente, crudele, fazioso, cinico e ironico. Possiede in compenso una greca virtù: il senso della misura, il sentimento della meravigliosa armonia che regge i rapporti fra le cose terrene e le divine (basti pensare alla Divina Commedia, dove il Paradiso sembra un angolo di Toscana). E il più toscano dei toscani, un toscano - diciamo così - allo stato di grazia, è il pratese: becero, certo, visto che non ha paura di parlare come pensa, e rabbioso, rissoso, riottoso, nemico d'ogni autorità, d'ogni titolo e d'ogni prosopopea. È a Prato, del resto, che in mucchi di cenci polverosi «tutto viene a finire: la gloria, l'onore, la pietà, la superbia, la vanità del mondo». Concepito come un arioso, amoroso, sfrontato Baedeker, sorretto da una lingua di scintillante nitore, "Maledetti toscani" ci guida attraverso i paesaggi, i popoli, le città, la letteratura della Toscana, mimetizzando sapientemente la violenza del pamphlet: giacché a ben vedere è anche un ritratto 'en creux' degli italiani, che, vili, pavidi e cortigiani, della verità hanno paura, sognano privilegi e invidiano abusi e prepotenze, non sanno essere liberi e giusti ma solo servi o padroni. E dovrebbero imparare dai toscani a «sputare in bocca ai potenti».

Genre: Fiction, Classics
Format: Paperback
Published: 2017
Pages: 240
Publisher: Adelphi
ISBN: 9788845931611

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Our conditions mean the following:

  • New - a brand new book
  • Almost New - appears new but is actually secondhand.
  • Very Good - only minor imperfections such as minor scuffs to edge or cover or a price written in pencil or shop sticker.
  • Standard Secondhand - Clearly been read before, but not too bad. We do not recommend these for gifting. Spines usually creased. Could also include creases or folds to cover, some writing such as in the cover or elsewhere, underlining or highlighting, but might not do. Possibly some stains or marks. Similar in general to books in any secondhand shop or charity shop.
  • Poor Condition - Usually this will have a specific problem such as writing inside, water damage, missing dust jacket, heavy staining, large creases or cuts. These are readable copies but not nice ones. On other websites this condition is called 'Acceptable' or 'Fair' , but we want to be more honest.
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