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Illuminismo francese e italiano - Helvétius, Claude-Adrien / Barelle, Carlo
True Sense of the System of Nature, a posthumous work by Helvetius translated into Italian by Carlo Barelle Milanese Patriot, 1797
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Paper manuscript on blue paper in 4°, 247 x 180 mm., 60 pp. written by a single hand, probably a copy of a printed edition of which the bibliographical data are cited on the first page: "Milan at Carlo Civatti's Villetard printing house, 1st year of Italian freedom" [1797 ], contemporary binding in brown half leather and hardback.
Specialist Notes
Helvetius was a Parisian philosopher (Paris 1715 - there 1771). Influenced by the school of the French Enlightenment advocates of sensationism, in his only published work, De l'esprit(1758), he radicalized its materialistic results by developing a utilitarian theory in which moral life appears completely subservient to principles of pleasure and interest.
The history of this work is interesting. Having retired to private life in 1748, Helvetius was able to devote himself to the writing of his extensive philosophical treatise, De l'esprit, which appeared in Paris at the end of July 1758. A few days later the same dolphin attracted attention of the authority on the scandalous character of the book. From this moment Helvetius saw himself attacked both by the Jesuits and by the Jansenists, by parliament and by the Sorbonne. Forced to draw up humiliating retractions, his life and property were saved due to the pressure exerted on the king by Madame de Pompadour and the Duke of Choiseul. Louis XV ordered that the book be condemned, without mentioning the author. The scandal benefited the fortune of the book which was immediately republished clandestinely.
Certainly this manuscript copy of the rare translation by Carlo Barelle was released in hiding in Italy; Barelle was the creator and director of one of the most revolutionary newspapers of the time. Among the first newspapers born in Milan during the three-year revolutionary period (1797-99), the Senza titolo had considerable success due to its anti-obscurantism and sold more than 4,000 copies. Barelle was a staunch republican, intolerant of the control over the press exercised by the French authorities.
The history of this work is interesting. Having retired to private life in 1748, Helvetius was able to devote himself to the writing of his extensive philosophical treatise, De l'esprit, which appeared in Paris at the end of July 1758. A few days later the same dolphin attracted attention of the authority on the scandalous character of the book. From this moment Helvetius saw himself attacked both by the Jesuits and by the Jansenists, by parliament and by the Sorbonne. Forced to draw up humiliating retractions, his life and property were saved due to the pressure exerted on the king by Madame de Pompadour and the Duke of Choiseul. Louis XV ordered that the book be condemned, without mentioning the author. The scandal benefited the fortune of the book which was immediately republished clandestinely.
Certainly this manuscript copy of the rare translation by Carlo Barelle was released in hiding in Italy; Barelle was the creator and director of one of the most revolutionary newspapers of the time. Among the first newspapers born in Milan during the three-year revolutionary period (1797-99), the Senza titolo had considerable success due to its anti-obscurantism and sold more than 4,000 copies. Barelle was a staunch republican, intolerant of the control over the press exercised by the French authorities.
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