The Conspiracy of the Prince of Macchia and G.B. Vico / / Giorgio A. Pinton ; introduction by Paolo Fabiani.

In September of 1701, events transpired in Naples that, through frequent retellings, became popularly known as “the conspiracy of the Prince of Macchia.” Rapidly gaining fame, this apparently anonymous narrative was soon incorporated by different historians in their history of the transition years b...

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Superior document:Value inquiry book series ; Philosophy, literature, and politics v. 260.
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Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam : : Rodopi,, 2013.
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Value Inquiry Book Series 260.
Physical Description:1 online resource (344 p.)
Notes:Includes a history and critical analysis of Giambattista Vico's text and role as author.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE NARRATION IN TRANSLATION: THE CONSPIRACY OF THE NEAPOLITAN PRINCES (1701)
  • THE NARRATOR AND THE AUTHORSHIP
  • HISTORY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
  • SEARCHING FOR TWO AUTOGRAPH ORIGINALS
  • HISTORY OF THE TEXT OF THE NARRATION
  • THE NARRATIVE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
  • THE NARRATIVE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
  • THE NARRATIVE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
  • THE NARRATIVE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
  • EYEWITNESSES AND THE UNCERTAINTY OF HEROISM
  • DON LUIZ FRANCISCO DE LA CERDA
  • THE PRIMARY SOURCES OF THE NARRATION
  • HISTORY AND CREATIVITY IN G. B. VICO
  • THE TREE OF THE STORY
  • PERSONAE AND STAGE DEVELOPMENT
  • THE STATE COUNCIL RECORDS
  • CÉSAR D’AVALOS, MARQUIS DEL VASTO
  • THE VICEROY AND THE OFFICIAL PROCLAMATIONS
  • THE MANIFESTOS: F. SPINELLI AND B. CEVA GRIMALDI
  • EPILOGUE
  • WORKS CITED
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  • INDEX
  • VIBS.