D'Annunzio - Abenteurer und charismatischer Führer

The decadence author D'Annunzio is the charismatic figure of Italy during the crisis of liberalism leading up to the victory of fascism. He illustrates that there was no linear progression from the liberal state to fascism. Here, the issues of the right-left debate become evident until the summer of 1920. A writer, journalist, and playwright influenced by Wagner's ideas transforms into a modern intellectual and political shaper. As a non-partisan voice of the people, he even finds supporters among nearly all parties, the military, and the bureaucracy with his anti-state remarks. In the reflection of the charismatic leader D'Annunzio, the structural dynamics of society on its path to modernity become apparent.