A Question of Honor Duels in Italian Culture from the Risorgimento to the Fascist Period, between Imaginary, Representation, and Reality (PRIN 2022). Results and Perspectives
- Thursday 21 May 2026
- 14:00
- University of Florence
Florence, May 21, 2026 – 2:00 PM Dipartimento di Lettere e Filosofia – Via della Pergola 60, Sala Orbatello
2:00 PM
“A Question of Honor”: Results and Perspectives, Irene Gambacorti (University of Florence) and Christian Satto (University for Foreigners of Siena)
The “Sources and Studies” Website and Database, Alice Petrocchi (University of Florence)
The “Words of Honor” Glossary, Stefano Miani (University of Florence), Raffaella Setti (University of Florence) Featuring Maria Teresa Zanola (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan)
3:30 PM
The Duel Between Sport and Spectacle:
The “Matters of Honor” Videos, chaired by Luca Mazzei (University of Rome Tor Vergata)
With contributions from Renzo Musumeci Greco (Musumeci Greco Fencing Academy 1878, Rome) and Giancarlo Toran (Agorà della Scherma Museum, Busto Arsizio)
Screening of selected videos and the film essay Per amor venne in furore e matto [By love he fell into madness and fury] by Adele Insardà (University of Rome Tor Vergata)
Coffee Break
5:00 PM
The Duel in History, Literature, and the Arts: The “A Question of Honor” Publications Duellists:
- From Homer to Ridley Scott (Sinestesie, XXX, 2024), edited by Irene Gambacorti
- Duel and Honor between the 19th and 20th Centuries: An Interdisciplinary Perspective (SEF, 2025), edited by Irene Gambacorti
- Honor and Dishonor: The Duel through History, Codes, Literature, Words, and Imagery (19th–20th Century) (SEF, 2025), edited by Gabriele Paolini and Christian Satto
Chair: Simone Casini (University of Perugia) Discussants: Joining the editors, Dino Mengozzi (University of Urbino Carlo Bo) and Gino Ruozzi (University of Bologna)
