Benito Mussolini Summary

The Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) was head of the Italian government from 1922 to 1943. A Fascist dictator, he led Italy into three successive wars, the last of which overturned his re... Read more

Orwell was an English novelist, essayist, and journalist. In the following review of The Trial of Mussolini, which was originally published in the London Tribune, Orwell argues against both the sense ... Read more

In the following essay, Sicari examines Ezra Pound's Cantos written before the fall of Mussolini and Italian fascism to find evidence of Pound's conception of the prototypical fascist he... Read more

In the following essay, Dasenbrock argues that Ezra Pound's devotion to Mussolini must be understood within the context of Pound's reading and understanding of the political writings of ... Read more

In the following review of The Fall of Mussolini: His Own Story by Benito Mussolini, Albrecht-Carrié considers the volume a “distorted” account of the events surrounding Mussolini... Read more

In the following review of The Brutal Friendship: Mussolini, Hitler, and the Fall of Italian Fascism, the anonymous critic calls the book “enthralling reading.” Mr. Deakin's Th... Read more

In the following essay, Diggins explains the varied reactions of American literary intellectuals—including Henry Miller, John Horne Burns, Sinclair Lewis, and Ernest Hemingway—to Italian... Read more

In the following review of Mussolini: An Intimate Biography by His Widow, Barzini describes conditions in Italy that led to Mussolini's rise to power and many personal and character traits that... Read more

The Methods Used By Mussolini To Gain Power Mussolini came into Italy at a difficult time. People everywhere were poor and desperate. The unemployment rate had skyrocketed after WWI. Many people b... Read more

Benito Mussolini, known in Italy for his dictatorship, was born on July 29th of 1883. Mussolini had spent almost 21 years ruling Italy as a dictator. He tried building Italy into an empire, but lef... Read more

The Fascist Government of Benito Mussolini Benito Mussolini is the name that is automatically thought of when Fascism is mentioned. Society will question that and ask the reason, "why?" This is b... Read more