A «terrible memory». Violence and anti-partisan warfare in the memoirs of Italian Social Republic combatants
Journal title PASSATO E PRESENTE
Author/s Lorenzo Pera
Publishing Year 2024 Issue 2024/122
Language Italian Pages 20 P. 61-80 File size 160 KB
DOI 10.3280/PASS2024-122005
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Through the examination of the memoirs of RSI fighters the article reflects on the perception and representations of the violence perpetrated by Salò armed units, heavily engaged in anti-partisan operation in 1943-45. In particular, the essay analyzes the rhetorical strategies, language styles and features of the veteran litera- ture written in different political periods, highlighting how the changing narratives and removals of civil war violence have contributed over the decades to legitimizing specific political-identity positions or self-absolving rhetoric.
Keywords: Italian social republic, fascist memoirs, fascist violence, Italian civil war, neofascism
Lorenzo Pera, Una «terribile memoria». Violenza e guerra antipartigiana nella memorialistica dei combattenti della Repubblica sociale italiana in "PASSATO E PRESENTE" 122/2024, pp 61-80, DOI: 10.3280/PASS2024-122005