An analysis that redefines the echoes of the death of Giordano Bruno, a philosopher and writer condemned to the stake in 1600, characterizes the latest book published in the "Critica Storica" series edited by the University of the Republic of San Mario together with the publishing house Il Mulino.
Written by Francesca De Robertis, an academic at the Advanced School of Historical Studies of the University of San Marino and the University of Bari "Aldo Moro," the essay questions the "conspiracy of silence surrounding the death of Giordano Bruno due to the scarcity of documents relating to his burning at the stake." A survey of the main documents involved, including those emerging since the late nineteenth century, has allowed the author to "reconstruct what happened after the philosopher's condemnation by the Inquisition," she states in the essay's introduction, "and demonstrates that the repercussions of Bruno's death were certainly broader than previously believed."
Already described by Il Sole 24 Ore as a "particularly interesting" work, the book is part of the activities of the Department of History at the University of San Marino and is titled "Documents on the Death of Giordano Bruno." It will be presented live on Usmaradio, the University's radio station, at 6:00 PM on Friday, June 4, at the website: www.usmaradio.org.
In addition to the author, participants will include Caterina Ciccopiedi, research fellow in Medieval History at the University of Turin, Alfredo Ferrara, research fellow in Political Philosophy at the University of Bari “Aldo Moro,” and Mario Resta, a scholarship holder in History of Christianity and Churches at the “Michele Pellegrino” Foundation, University of Turin.
