The contribution highlights the crucial function played by Metastasio during his long stay in Vienna, when the Caesarean poet progressively assumed an unofficial role as diplomatic referent for foreigners passing through or stationed in the capital of the Habsburg empire, while also promoting, with his authority and the prestige he had been able to win among literati and crowned heads in Europe, the circulation of literary texts, librettos for music and valuable information of a politico-cultural nature.
Il contributo mette in evidenza la funzione cruciale rivestita da Metastasio durante il lungo soggiorno viennese, quando il poeta cesareo assunse progressivamente un ruolo ufficioso di referente diplomatico per gli stranieri di passaggio o di stanza nella capitale dell'impero asburgico, promuovendo anche, con la sua autorevolezza e il prestigio che aveva saputo conquistare presso i letterati e le teste coronate in Europa, la circolazione di testi letterari. libretti per musica e informazioni preziose di carattere politico-culturale.
Nuove prospettive su Metastasio e la ‘diplomazia delle lettere’
Fedi Francesca
2024-01-01
Abstract
The contribution highlights the crucial function played by Metastasio during his long stay in Vienna, when the Caesarean poet progressively assumed an unofficial role as diplomatic referent for foreigners passing through or stationed in the capital of the Habsburg empire, while also promoting, with his authority and the prestige he had been able to win among literati and crowned heads in Europe, the circulation of literary texts, librettos for music and valuable information of a politico-cultural nature.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.