Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2020-01-21
Books mentioned on Part One: The Man Who Invented Fascism
Robert is joined by Shereen Lani Younes to discuss the creator of Fascism, Gabriele D’Annunzio.
Robert Evans discussed The Pike: Gabriele d’Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War by Lucy Hughes-Hallett and Thomas Carlyle's On Heroes, Hero-worship, and the Heroic in History by Thomas Carlyle.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Pike: Gabriele d’Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War
The Pike: Gabriele d’Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War by Lucy Hughes-Hallett is a deeply researched and critically acclaimed biography of the flamboyant Italian poet and proto-fascist political figure.
Discussed“So I'm going to quote now from the biography of Gabriel Denunio titled Gabriel Denunio, poet, seducer, and preacher of war by Lucy Hughes Howlet.”
Where to get it
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Thomas Carlyle's On Heroes, Hero-worship, and the Heroic in History
Discussed“And he introduces him to a book by a guy named Thomas Carlilele. Uh the book is on heroes and it's basically the thesis statement of the great man theory of history”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Paradise Lost
“And as a boy his favorite books were Paradise Lost and Cain by Byron both of which were epics about heroes who rebel against God.”
Passing Cain
“And as a boy his favorite books were Paradise Lost and Cain by Byron both of which were epics about heroes who rebel against God.”