The Manifesto of the Italian fascist intellectuals. The text genesis and the network behind it.

The project sets the stage for a future PhD research project on the genesis of the Manifesto of Italian Fascist Intellectuals to the Intellectuals of all Nations (1925-26) and the network behind it. Funding is required for the first step of a PhD research project. This first step aims at constituting the 'genetic dossier' of the Manifesto, answering the following research questions: which documents can be used to study the genesis of the Manifesto (Italian and translated version)? Where are they to be found? How can they be copied, transcribed and edited? During this phase, a PhD student will search, collect and copy the existing drafts of the Manifesto (Rome, Archivio Gentile), as well as all exogenetic documents (letters, journals, minutes, contracts) showing the role of the network behind the Manifesto in the genesis of the text. He will also collect all biographical information about the members of the network

Keywords:FASCISM, TRANSLATIONS, NETWORKS, GENESIS OF THE TEXT

Disciplines:History, Literary studies, Theory and methodology of language studies, Theory and methodology of literary studies