A continuous thread from Shelley to T.S. Eliot.
Byron and Shelley saw Italy as a site for political liberation. Britain and Italy from Romanticism to Modernism...
The relationship began with British fascination for Italy as a "ruined" museum. A continuous thread from Shelley to T
Writers like T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound utilized Italian history (Dante) to rebuild "shattered" modern culture. aggressive breaks from tradition.
The dynamic flipped as Italy pioneered radical, aggressive breaks from tradition.