Prophet of Renewal : David Levi: a Jewish Freemason and Saint-Simonian in Nineteenth-century Italy (Studies in Jewish History and Culture)

Grazi, Alessandro

Brill（2022/07発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 302 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789004518988

Full Description

In this volume, Alessandro Grazi offers the first intellectual biography of the Italian Jewish writer and politician David Levi (1816-1898). In this intriguing journey through the mysterious rites of Freemasonry and the bizarre worldviews of Saint-Simonianism, you can discover Levi's innovative interpretation of Judaism and its role in modernity. As a champion of dialogue with Catholic intellectuals, Levi's importance transcends the Jewish world. The second part of the book presents an unpublished document, Levi's comedy "Il Mistero delle Tre Melarancie", a phantasmagorical adventure in search of his Jewish identity, with an English translation of its most relevant excerpt.

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

List of Illustrations

Introduction

 1 The Book's Structure

 2 Methodological Premise

1 A Life of Action: David Levi's Biographical Traits Against Their Historical Background

2 David Levi's oeuvre

3 Enlightenment and Secularity Mark the Way

 1 Freemasonry and Secret Societies as Catalysts of Italian Jews During the Risorgimento

 2 David Levi's Affiliation with Freemasonry and Giovine Italia

 3 "Socialismo risorgimentale": Saint-Simonism as the Core of Levi's View

 4 David Levi and the Role of Women in Modern Society

4 A Particular Relationship to the Wissenschaft des Judentums

5 David Levi's Literary Legacy

Conclusion

Contextualization of David Levi's Il Mistero delle Tre Melarancie

Appendix: Il Mistero delle tre Melarancie o La Commedia Eterna Fiaba e Realtà di Turandot

 The Mystery of the Three Oranges

Bibliography

Index