Ettore Fieramosca (novel)
Massimo D'Azeglio | |
| Language | Italian |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical |
Publication date | 1833 |
| Publication place | Italy |
| Media type | |
Ettore Fieramosca is an 1833
stereotypes of Italian cowardice by showing the courage of Fieramosca and others at the Challenge of Barletta in 1503.[1]
Film adaptations
The novel inspired three separate films, including two silent films released in
Fascist era, with Fieramosca being actively promoted by the state as hero, a fresh film version was made in 1938 by the leading filmmaker Alessandro Blasetti.[2]
References
Bibliography
- Bondanella, Peter E. Italian Cinema: From Neorealism to the Present. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2001.
- Casillo, Robert. The Empire of Stereotypes: Germaine de Staël and the Idea of Italy. Palgrave Macmillan, 2006
