This book’s study of the love letters and romantic novels of the Napoleonic coterie reveals the emerging political landscape of the Napoleonic war period through extended metaphors of love and patriotism. It describes how these letters were largely framed by concepts of love.
Sharon Worley
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This study explores the work of feminist authors who responded to the Italian Risorgimento (1799-1861). Through novels, poetry, and political analyses, women from Mary Shelley to Cristina Belgiojoso championed democracy, civic justice, and gender equality.
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The Legacy of Empire
Napoleon I and III and the Anglo-Italian Circle during the Risorgimento
By: Sharon Worley
The shadow of Napoleon’s empires haunted the nineteenth-century. In reaction, a unique Anglo-Italian style developed among ex-patriot writers and artists. Contrasting Napoleon’s legacy with an ideal state, their work championed national independence, feminism, and republicanism.
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