In the mid- 1980s, in Italy the first symptoms of a crisis in the traditional party system, later known as the prima repubblica or ＂first republic＂, began to emerge. The ＂Tangentopoli＂ scandal was still to come, b...In the mid- 1980s, in Italy the first symptoms of a crisis in the traditional party system, later known as the prima repubblica or ＂first republic＂, began to emerge. The ＂Tangentopoli＂ scandal was still to come, but the seed of anti-politics started to grow in collective mentality. Italian singers-songwriters, the so-called ＂cantautori＂ （a portmanteau of cantare, to sing, and autori, authors）, were interested in these developments; their songs commented on elements that played a crucial role, few years later, in the irreversible crisis of the ＂prima repubblica＂： the overwhelming power of political parties, the ＂consociativismo＂ （secret power agreements between the government and the opposition）, the corruption, the growing and pervasive role of mass media Through the songs of singers-songwriters, the present essay traces the season of the scandal of ＂Tangentopoli＂, stopping at 1994, the year of the victory of＂Forza Italia＂, the new political party founded by Silvio Berlusconi展开更多
文摘In the mid- 1980s, in Italy the first symptoms of a crisis in the traditional party system, later known as the prima repubblica or ＂first republic＂, began to emerge. The ＂Tangentopoli＂ scandal was still to come, but the seed of anti-politics started to grow in collective mentality. Italian singers-songwriters, the so-called ＂cantautori＂ （a portmanteau of cantare, to sing, and autori, authors）, were interested in these developments; their songs commented on elements that played a crucial role, few years later, in the irreversible crisis of the ＂prima repubblica＂： the overwhelming power of political parties, the ＂consociativismo＂ （secret power agreements between the government and the opposition）, the corruption, the growing and pervasive role of mass media Through the songs of singers-songwriters, the present essay traces the season of the scandal of ＂Tangentopoli＂, stopping at 1994, the year of the victory of＂Forza Italia＂, the new political party founded by Silvio Berlusconi
