2013 Programme
EVENT #7
Alessandro Barbero
Incredible Middle Ages: the Terror of the Year 1000
Fears of the year 1000 fascinated the Romantics. In the 19th century, the great French historian Michelet—and the Italian poet Carducci—wrote stunning accounts of the anguish of crowds awaiting the end of the world and their tears of relief when they saw that life went on after all. When historians realized that Europe experienced its decisive turning point just around that time, leaving behind the stagnation of the Dark Ages to give rise of the extraordinary civilization of the Early Middle Ages, it seemed natural to connect that recovery to the beneficial psychological shock at the failed prediction. But did people in the year 999 really know what year they lived in? Had the man who signed a 25-year lease on a house in 999 never heard about the end of the world?
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Alessandro Barbero, historian and writer, is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Eastern Piedmont and Vercelli. He contributes to the programmes “Passato e presente” and “a.C.d.C.” aired on Rai Storia. Since 2023 he has been the star of the programme “In viaggio con Barbero”, on LA7. In the same year he started for Chora Media “Chiedilo a Barbero”, a podcast in which he answers questions on history sent in by listeners. Among his publications: “Le parole del papa” (2016), “Caporetto” (2017), “Dante” (2020), 2All' arme! All'arme. I priori fanno carne” (2023), published by Laterza; “Gli occhi di Venezia” (2011) and “Le Ateniesi” (2015), published by Mondadori; “Costantino il vincitore” (Salerno, 2016); “Il divano di Istanbul” (2011), “Alabama” (2021), “Poeta al comando” (2022) and “Brick for stone” (2023), published by Sellerio.
EVENT #18
Stefano Bartezzaghi, Massimo Recalcati
To inherit or to be creative? Art in the time of disoriented generations
