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Risorgimento

[ ri-zawr-juh-men-toh, -sawr-; Italian ree-zawr-jee-men-taw ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural Ri·sor·gi·men·tos, Italian Ri·sor·gi·men·ti [r, ee-zaw, r, -jee-, men, -tee]

the period of or the movement for the liberation and unification of Italy 1750–1870.
(lowercase) any period or instance of rebirth or renewed activity; resurgence:
The company's risorgimento surprised Wall Street observers.

Risorgimento

/ rɪˌsɔːdʒɪˈmɛntəʊ /

the period of and the movement for the political unification of Italy in the 19th century

From Italian, equivalent to risorg(ere) “to rise again” (from Latin resurgere; resurge ) + -i- -i- + -mento -ment

Italian, from risorgere to rise again, from Latin resurgere , from re- + surgere to rise

Whatever view you take of the merits of the Risorgimento - is there any other historical subject that so rewards curiosity?

Nor can the epic of the Risorgimento develop itself without new and memorable episodes being reserved for Ravenna.

The fall of Crispi removed the last interesting figure of the Risorgimento, and left Italian politics in a confused medley.

It would be inexact to affirm that the philosophy of Vico dominated the Risorgimento.

He founded a newspaper and gave it a name destined to stand for the whole movement towards nationalism, “Il Risorgimento.”

Death has claimed nearly all of the conspicuous figures of literature in the period of the risorgimento.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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