Scritture di guerra e di pace dal Settecento al Novecento. Atti del Convegno Internazionale di Studi in ricordo di Carlo Annoni (Milano, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 5-6 dicembre 2024)

This volume collects the proceedings of the conference focused on the representation of war, peace, and resistance in Italian literature from the 18th to the 20th century. Following institutional greetings and an introductory address by Marco Maria Corradini, the papers explore the complex dialogue between historical conflicts and literary imagination.The first section examines the modern era: Corrado Viola analyzes the relationship between war and 18th-century literature; Francesco De Cristofaro provides a comparative overview of novels on war and peace between 1819 and 1865; Aurélie Gendrat-Claudel investigates French critical perspectives on riots and war in Manzoni's The Betrothed; and Duccio Tongiorgi reflects on the literary memory of the Battle of Lissa.The second section shifts focus toward the 19th and 20th centuries: Fulvio De Giorgi explores ideals of peace in Antonio Rosmini's panegyric of Pope Pius VII; Ottavio Ghidini discusses the role of Manzoni’s legacy during the Italian Resistance; Valter Boggione analyzes the evolution of the term "partisan" in the works of Beppe Fenoglio and Resistance narratives; and Giuseppe Lupo concludes with an analysis of the betrayed ideals of the Risorgimento in 20th-century literature. Together, these contributions offer a comprehensive, multidisciplinary investigation into how Italian literature has shaped, witnessed, and reinterpreted historical trauma and the quest for peace.