‘Il deputato della bellezza’. Gabriele D'Annunzio's aesthetic politics in thefin-de-sièclecrisis

Two aspects of Gabriele D'Annunzio's tenure in parliament (1897–1900) are explored. The first concerns the means with which literary fame could be converted into political capital in fin-de-siècle Italy. By studying D'Annunzio's strategy, an attempt is made to define the features of his aesthetic politics. Relying methodologically on the sociological study of intellectuals, the article contributes to the historiographical/theoretical debate...