Italophilia

Dante Alighieri, whose epic Divine Comedy is considered one of the greatest works of western literature.[1] Unknown artist, 16th century Florence.

Italophilia is the admiration, appreciation or emulation of Italy, its people, culture and its contributions to Western civilization.[2][3][4] Its opposite is Italophobia.[5]

Italophilia may overlap with Romanophilia as an appreciation of Italy's pre-Medieval history, namely Ancient Rome.

  1. ^ Bloom, Harold (1994). The Western Canon. Harcourt Brace. ISBN 9780151957477. See also Western canon for other "canons" that include the Divine Comedy.
  2. ^ Beretta, Silvio (2017). Understanding China Today: An Exploration of Politics, Economics, Society, and International Relations. Springer. p. 320. ISBN 9783319296258.
  3. ^ B. Bahr, Ann Marie (2009). Christianity: Religions of the World. Infobase Publishing. p. 139. ISBN 9781438106397.
  4. ^ R. D'Agostino, Peter (2005). Rome in America: Transnational Catholic Ideology from the Risorgimento to Fascism. Univ of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807863411.
  5. ^ Borsella, Cristogianni (2005). On Persecution, Identity, and Activism. Boston: Dante University Press. ISBN 0-937832-41-3.