<<The>> experience of exile described by Italian writers from Cicero through Dante and Machiavelli down to Carlo Levi

Examines how the legal governmental policy of "exile" can act as a catalyst in the transformation of the person 'exiled' from martyr to hero and how the exile process becomes the social -historical instrument that inspires the creative writing of great Italian masterpieces in poetry, rhetoric and philosophy. This book identifies the historical and social context of the experience of exile and the degree to which the condition of being exiled influenced literary production of those forced to undergo it. A fascinating study examining how the legal governmental policy of 2exile3 can act as a catalyst in the transformation of the person {u2018}exiled{u2019} from martyr to hero and how the exile process becomes the social {u2013}historical instrument that inspires the creative writing of great Italian masterpieces in poetry, rhetoric and philosophy. -- From publisher's website Annotation This text examines how the legal governmental policy of 'exile' can act as a catalyst in the transformation of the person 'exiled' from martyr to hero and how the exile process becomes the social-historical instrument that inspires the creative writing of great Italian masterpieces in poetry, rhetoric, and philosophy