Fare gli italiani dell’anno 3000
In 1897 the Italian anthropologist Paolo Mantegazza published The year 3000. A dream, a science fiction novel in which he described the future order of mankind through the journey of a couple. While recent historiography has focused on the eugenic elements of the book, this article discusses the...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
| Published: |
Edizioni Ca’ Foscari
2019-11-01
|
| Series: | Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie Occidentale |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-occidentale/2019/0supplemento/fare-gli-italiani-dellanno-3000/ |
| id |
doaj-d0aca9f4c58d47de82588241aedf00ce |
|---|---|
| record_format |
Article |
| spelling |
doaj-d0aca9f4c58d47de82588241aedf00ce2021-06-02T10:40:34ZdeuEdizioni Ca’ FoscariAnnali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie Occidentale2499-15622019-11-0153110.30687/AnnOc/2499-1562/2019/01/026journal_article_1738Fare gli italiani dell’anno 3000Campani, Francesca0Università degli Studi di Padova, Italia; University of Lincoln, UK In 1897 the Italian anthropologist Paolo Mantegazza published The year 3000. A dream, a science fiction novel in which he described the future order of mankind through the journey of a couple. While recent historiography has focused on the eugenic elements of the book, this article discusses the social and gender matters that underpin the novel. Indeed, on the basis of the emotional paradigm of romantic love, Mantegazza put the ‘sexual reform’ of the post-unified Italy at the centre of his work. Believing that «love was the first instrument of progress», he aimed to show how under the guidance of science, humanity as well as Italian society would have a future of happiness and prosperity. https://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-occidentale/2019/0supplemento/fare-gli-italiani-dellanno-3000/Paolo Mantegazza. Sexuality. Romantic love. Science fiction. Italian positivism. |
| collection |
DOAJ |
| language |
deu |
| format |
Article |
| sources |
DOAJ |
| author |
Campani, Francesca |
| spellingShingle |
Campani, Francesca Fare gli italiani dell’anno 3000 Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie Occidentale Paolo Mantegazza. Sexuality. Romantic love. Science fiction. Italian positivism. |
| author_facet |
Campani, Francesca |
| author_sort |
Campani, Francesca |
| title |
Fare gli italiani dell’anno 3000 |
| title_short |
Fare gli italiani dell’anno 3000 |
| title_full |
Fare gli italiani dell’anno 3000 |
| title_fullStr |
Fare gli italiani dell’anno 3000 |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Fare gli italiani dell’anno 3000 |
| title_sort |
fare gli italiani dell’anno 3000 |
| publisher |
Edizioni Ca’ Foscari |
| series |
Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie Occidentale |
| issn |
2499-1562 |
| publishDate |
2019-11-01 |
| description |
In 1897 the Italian anthropologist Paolo Mantegazza published The year 3000. A dream, a science fiction novel in which he described the future order of mankind through the journey of a couple. While recent historiography has focused on the eugenic elements of the book, this article discusses the social and gender matters that underpin the novel. Indeed, on the basis of the emotional paradigm of romantic love, Mantegazza put the ‘sexual reform’ of the post-unified Italy at the centre of his work. Believing that «love was the first instrument of progress», he aimed to show how under the guidance of science, humanity as well as Italian society would have a future of happiness and prosperity.
|
| topic |
Paolo Mantegazza. Sexuality. Romantic love. Science fiction. Italian positivism. |
| url |
https://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-occidentale/2019/0supplemento/fare-gli-italiani-dellanno-3000/ |
| work_keys_str_mv |
AT campanifrancesca faregliitalianidellanno3000 |
| _version_ |
1721405008076865536 |