ILCS 1160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Carlo Levi, Sentenced, Special Tribunal For Lebanon
16 May 2018
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Carlo Levi
● Born in Torino in 1902
● Medical Degree in 1925
○ Decides to be painter in 1927
● 1932-1934 living in paris
○ Active in Giutiza e Liberta movement
● Arrested for bringing anti-fascist materials into Italy
● 1935- Sentenced to confinement in mountains of Lucania
● Oct 31, 1926: Attempted assassination on Mussolini
○ Nov 5, 1926: Repressive tactics to combat anti-fascism passed into law
■ “Leggi eccezionali del fascismo”
● Includes installment of the practice of “Confino”
● Painted a number of still lifes
○ Mainly boys and girls
● 1937- Levi escapes to France
○ Flees to Brittany when Nazis invade France
● 1942- Levi returns to Florence where he continues to organize and fight the w/ the
resistance forces
● Spring, 1943- Arrested again, released in July
○ While in hiding from ‘43-’44 he writes Cristo Si E Fermato A Eboli
“Leggi Fascistissime”
● Legislative and executive branch become one, Parliament stripped of its function
(Podesta)
● Replaces local elected officials with fascist party representatives
● Installs severely repressive tactics:
○ Review of passports of those leaving country
○ Order to fire at anyone attempting to secretly cross the border
○ Suppression of all anti-fascist publications
■ Abolishes freedom of press
○ Dissolving of all associations or groups openly anti-fascist
■ Or suspected
○ Creation of the special secret police
■ L’OVRA
○ Creation of the fascist Special Tribunal and re-installment of the death penalty
○ Practice of confino
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Document Summary
Arrested for bringing anti-fascist materials into italy. 1935- sentenced to confinement in mountains of lucania. Oct 31, 1926: attempted assassination on mussolini. Nov 5, 1926: repressive tactics to combat anti-fascism passed into law. Includes installment of the practice of confino . Flees to brittany when nazis invade france. 1942- levi returns to florence where he continues to organize and fight the w/ the resistance forces. Spring, 1943- arrested again, released in july. While in hiding from 43-"44 he writes cristo si e fermato a eboli. Legislative and executive branch become one, parliament stripped of its function (podesta) Replaces local elected officials with fascist party representatives. Review of passports of those leaving country. Order to fire at anyone attempting to secretly cross the border. Dissolving of all associations or groups openly anti-fascist. Creation of the fascist special tribunal and re-installment of the death penalty. Proven or suspected anti-fascists arrested, detained, then put in remote areas of italy.
