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Title: Pietro Giannone (1676-1748)

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dc:title Pietro Giannone (1676-1748)
dc:creator Thérèse Ridley
dc:subject Pietro Giannone;autobiography;Italian historian;Religious persecution;Inquisition;Church and state
dc:description This volume is the first English translation of Vita di Pietro Giannone scritta da lui medesimo, a powerful autobiographical account penned under the direst conditions—by a man persecuted, imprisoned, and ultimately destroyed by the Inquisition. Written on scraps of paper during his long incarceration, Giannone’s 'Vita' is a masterpiece of Enlightenment literature, detailing the meteoric rise of a most eminent eighteenth-century historian and jurist, and his descent into suffering for his unyielding commitment to reason, justice, and historical truth. 
 
This edition, translated and annotated by Therese Ridley, not only renders the full autobiography accessible to English readers for the first time, but contextualizes it within modern Italian scholarship. Each chapter is enriched with appendices that include critical sources, commentary, and related correspondence, illuminating the people, events, and philosophical struggles that defined Giannone’s world. 
 
Foreshadowing the prison writings of Silvio Pellico and Antonio Gramsci, Giannone’s Vita stands as both a literary achievement and a searing indictment of religious and political repression. This volume is essential reading for anyone interested in the Enlightenment, Italian history, or the enduring power of the written word under persecution.
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  1. Cover
  2. Frontispiece
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright
  5. Epigraph
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. List of Illustrations
  9. Abbreviations and Short Titles
  10. Preface
  11. Acknowledgements
  12. Introduction
  13. Chronology of Giannone’s Life
  14. THE LIFE OF PIETRO GIANNONE
  15. Preface
  16. Chapter One: 1676-1692: Ischitella
  17. Chapter Two: 1694-1700: Naples
  18. Chapter Three: 1701-1706: Naples
  19. Chapter Four: 1707-1722: Naples
  20. Chapter Five: 1723-1724: Naples
  21. Chapter Six: 1725-1727: Vienna
  22. Chapter Seven: 1728-1730: Vienna
  23. Chapter Eight: 1731-1733: Vienna
  24. Chapter Nine: 1734: Vienna and Venice
  25. Chapter Ten: 1735: Venice, Modena, Milan, Turin, and Geneva
  26. Chapter Eleven: 1736-1737: Geneva, Chambery, Miolans, Porta del Po, and Ceva
  27. Chapter Twelve: Postscript: 1741-1748: Ceva and Turin
  28. Memorie de’ successi accaduti a D. Giovanni Giannone nel Corso della sua Vita (Memoirs of the Events Which Befell Giovanni Giannone in the Course of his Life)1
  29. The Triregno and its Fate
  30. The Fate of the Vita
  31. Index
  32. About the Team
  33. This book need not end here…
  34. You may also be interested in:
  35. Back cover

Headings Outline

  • PIETRO GIANNONE
  • Autobiography
  • Pietro Giannone
  • Autobiography
  • The Tragedy of a Historian and the Inquisition
    • Translated with Commentary by
      • Thérèse Ridley
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Abbreviations and Short Titles
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
    • Giannone’s Naples
    • The Formation of Giannone
    • The Istoria civile del regno di Napoli32
    • Modern Scholarship on Giannone
  • Chronology of Giannone’s Life
  • The Life of Pietro Giannone1
    • Written in the Fort of Miolans
  • Preface
  • Chapter One: 1676-1692: Ischitella
    • Appendix (Chapter One)
  • Chapter Two: 1694-1700: Naples
    • 1694, in the reign of Charles II King of Spain,1 and the rule of the Count of Santo Stefano2 and later of the Duke of Medina Coeli3 Viceroys
    • I
    • II
    • Appendix (Chapter Two)
  • Chapter Three: 1701-1706: Naples
    • 1701—The reign of Philip V, King of Spain; the governorship of the same Duke of Medina Coeli and then of the Duke of Escalona the Marquis d’Vilhena, Viceroy1
    • I
    • II
    • III
    • Appendix (Chapter Three)
  • Chapter Four: 1707-1722: Naples
    • 1707, under the reign of the King and later Emperor Charles VI1 and the government of Count Daun2 and Cardinal Grimani3 and later again under Count Daun, Viceroy
    • I
    • II
    • III
    • Appendix (Chapter Four)
  • Chapter Five: 1723-1724: Naples
    • In the reign of the Emperor Charles VI and the Governorship of the Viceroy Cardinal Althann. Naples and Vienna.
    • I
    • II
    • Appendix (Chapter Five)
  • Chapter Six: 1725-1727: Vienna
    • I
    • II
    • Appendix (Chapter Six)
  • Chapter Seven: 1728-1730: Vienna
    • I
    • II
    • III
    • Appendix (Chapter Seven)
  • Chapter Eight: 1731-1733: Vienna
    • I
    • II
    • III
    • IV
    • V
    • VI
    • Appendix (Chapter Eight)
  • Chapter Nine: 1734: Vienna and Venice
    • Appendix (Chapter Nine)
  • Chapter Ten: 1735: Venice, Modena, Milan, Turin, and Geneva
    • Appendix (Chapter Ten)
  • Chapter Eleven: 1736-1737: Geneva, Chambery, Miolans, Porta del Po, and Ceva
    • Appendix (Chapter Eleven)
  • Chapter Twelve: Postscript: 1741-1748: Ceva and Turin
    • G.’s Imprisonment in Ceva and the Citadel
    • Attempts by G. to Retrieve his Stolen Property
    • Appeals against a Gaoler
    • Reading in Prison
    • Works Written in Prison38
      • I. Discorsi sopra gli Annali di Tito Livio (Discourses on the Annals of Titus Livius)
      • II. Apologia de’ teologi scolastici (Apology for the Scholastic Theologians)
      • III. Istoria del pontificato di Gregorio Magno (History of the Pontificate of Gregory the Great)
      • IV. L’ape ingegnosa (The Ingenious Bee)
      • V. The Vita
    • G. the Historian and his Religious Convictions
    • The Death of G.
    • Tributes to Giannone
  • Memorie de’ successi accaduti a D. Giovanni Giannone nel Corso della sua Vita (Memoirs of the Events Which Befell Giovanni Giannone in the Course of his Life)1
    • Afterword
  • The Triregno and its Fate
    • The Surrender of the Triregno
    • Jacques Barillot and Jean Bentivoglio
    • The Rossiano 1180 Manuscript
    • The Report of the Assessor of the Inquisition
    • Giovanni’s Original Transcript of the Triregno
    • The Existence and Diffusion of Complete Copies of the Triregno
    • The Remaining Copies of the Regno terreno, Regno celeste, and Regno papale
      • The Regno celeste
    • The Copyists of the Triregno
    • A Printed Edition of the Triregno
    • A Future Edition of the Triregno
    • The Lectures of Giuseppe Ferrari
    • Appendix (The Triregno and its Fate)
  • The Fate of the Vita
  • Index
  • About the Team
  • This book need not end here…
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    • Donate
    • We invite you to connect with us on our socials!
    • Read more at the Open Book Publishers Blog
  • You may also be interested in:
  • Contents
    • Landmarks

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