Lanterna Rally

Author: Edgar Ansel Mowrer

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-26

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 9781330203385

Excerpt from Immortal Italy In this modern world of heightened fanaticism, sincerity is particularly unwelcome. For in all human affairs sincerity discovers imperfection and applies criticism. To many Italians my criticism of modern Italy may seem unwarrantedly severe. I can only answer that had I been writing of other countries, and among them my own, my criticism, though applied elsewhere in the national life, would not have been less severe. And criticism after all, if it be founded, is only a form of diagnosis, and an essential prelude to rational cure. To be successful diagnosis must be made with affection. Despite - rather because - of my criticism, I am fond of Italy and the Italians. It is my desire and privilege here to thank all those persons without whom this volume could never have been written; and chiefly Victor F. Lawson, editor and publisher of the Chicago Daily News, in whose service most of the matter contained here was gathered; Thomas Nelson Page, former American Ambassador at Rome, who stood by me when I needed support; Ilda Roero di Cortanze, who first introduced me to her countrymen; Giuseppe Prezzolini, shrewdest of critics, and Maffio Maffii, most indulgent of friends. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.