Guido Quazza's Dissident Resistance History Revisited
Guido Quazza's 1976 book 'Resistenza e storia d’Italia' (Feltrinelli) is described as courageous for challenging the mythologization of the Italian Resistance. Quazza argued that placing an event in the realm of myth creates an insurmountable obstacle to historical understanding. His biography, reconstructed by Diego Giachetti in 'Guido Quazza storico eretico' (Centro documentazione Pistoia, 2015), reveals a constant intertwining of professional rigor, dedication to youth education, and civic engagement. Born in 1922, Quazza was a partisan of socialist orientation in a politically heterogeneous formation active in western Piedmont.
Key facts
- Guido Quazza published 'Resistenza e storia d’Italia' in 1976 with Feltrinelli.
- The book aimed to remove the Resistance from rhetoric that mummified it.
- Quazza stated that mythologizing an event hinders historical identification.
- Diego Giachetti wrote 'Guido Quazza storico eretico' in 2015.
- The biography was published by Centro documentazione Pistoia.
- Quazza was born in 1922.
- He was a partisan with socialist orientation.
- His partisan formation was active in western Piedmont.
Entities
Artists
- Guido Quazza
- Diego Giachetti
Institutions
- Feltrinelli
- Centro documentazione Pistoia
Locations
- Piedmont
- Italy
- Piemonte
- Pistoia
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