propagandistic literature

  • 111Bottai, Giuseppe — (1895–1959)    One of the leading Fascist intellectuals, Giuseppe Bottai fought as a volunteer during World War I, rising to the rank of captain. After the war, he was one of the original founders of the fasci di combattimento, organizing the… …

    Historical Dictionary of modern Italy

  • 112poetry —    The trajectory of Spanish poetry in the years 1939–90 is complex, beginning with the relatively impoverished poetic landscape of the aftermath of the Civil War. The social and existential themes of the 1940s and 1950s eventually gave way to a… …

    Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture