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Il diario di viaggio di Johann Smidt (1773-1857)

Authors: Pasqua, Gaetano;

Il diario di viaggio di Johann Smidt (1773-1857)

Abstract

Personal motives, such as the death of his father and his subsequent entry into the world of men, helped push Johann Smidt (Bremen,1773-1857) into his travels to Italy. Four friends, students at Jena and members of the Gesellschaft der freien Maenner, Smidt, Raison, Köppen and Böhlendorff, follow the "philosophical" path of Rousseau and cross Switzerland by foot until reaching the gates of an enthusiastic Milan, at the time under French occupation. It was August 3rd 1797 and the four young men would stay for four long days. They admire the city's Duomo, the most beautiful Gothic construction I have ever seen in my life, the palazzi, the wide boulevards, italian women and the coffee and fashion. Of coarse every evening they are at the theatre. At Milan he sees from a distance for the first time the great general Napoléon Bonaparte. The two will meet again in Paris but under different guises; Smidt will be representing his Hansestadt Bremen. The Milanese streets, full of soldiers and preachers on every corner, make the 24-year-old Smidt anxious. The future Mayor and Senator of Bremen feels persecuted, as if someone is trying to rob his luggage at every moment and every occasion is a good one to cheat him. He notes: italians really get on my nerves. He often finds himself measuring the italian population up against his own national mindset, passing judgement with overindulgent criticisms and prejudicial condemnation, all thanks to his superficiality and his eagerness to escape constant contact. A bad temper and nostalgia accompany him all the way back to the Italian part of Switzerland, however he will feel more complete as a man and ready to confront "adult" life. On his return he will become a pastor, philosophy professor and husband. Following the Congress of Vienna he founds the city of Bremerhaven (1827) with his political career lasting over half a century. In addition to the travels of the members of the Gesellschaft, a part of this doctorate is dedicated to German travellers of the 1700's and 1800's, in order to offer readers further research material.

Motivazioni personali come la morte del padre e la consapevolezza di un immediato inserimento nel mondo degli uomini spinsero Johann Smidt (Brema, 1773-1857) a mettersi in viaggio e raggiungere l’Italia. In quattro amici, membri della Gesellschaft der freien Maenner, Smidt, Raison, Köppen e Boehlendorff, studenti a Jena, sulle tracce “filosofiche” di Rousseau attraversano la Svizzera a piedi fino ad approdare nei navigli di una entusiasta Milano occupata dai francesi, era il 3 agosto del 1797 e vi resteranno per quattro lunghissimi giorni. Ammireranno il duomo, la più bella costruzione gotica mai vista prima nella sua vita, i palazzi, le grandi strade, le donne italiane e i caffè alla moda. Ovviamente, tutte le sere saranno al teatro. A Milano, intravide, per la prima volta il grande generale Napoleone Bonaparte, i due si incontreranno di nuovo a Parigi, ma in altre vesti; Smidt sarà dalla sua Hansestadt Bremen. Le vie milanesi, piene di militari e pretacci ad ogni angolo, misero in ansia un 24enne Smidt, futuro sindaco e senatore di Brema, si sentiva perseguitato come se in ogni momento volessero rubargli i bagagli e ad ogni buona occasione imbrogliare. Annoterà: gli italiani mi sono proprio antipatici. Spesso si troverà a misurare il popolo italiano secondo il metro della sua mentalità nazionale, giudicando con indulgenze critiche e condanne aprioristiche, determinate dalla superficialità a dalla fuga di fronte allo sforzo di contatto costante. Malumore e nostalgia lo accompagneranno fin nella svizzera italiana, ma si sentirà più uomo, più completo e pronto ad affrontare la vita “da grande”, al suo ritorno sarà pastore, professore di filosofia e marito. Dopo la partecipazione al Congresso di Vienna, fonda la città di Bremerhaven (1827), la sua attività politica dura più di mezzo secolo. Oltre ai viaggi dei membri della Gesellschaft, una parte è dedicata ad un elenco di viaggiatori tedeschi, tra ‘700 e ‘800, per offrire agli studiosi della materia un’occasione per ulteriori ricerche e approfondimenti.

Dottorato di ricerca in Storia e cultura del viaggio e dell'opeporica in età moderna

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Brema-Milano, Jena, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Grand Tour, M-STO/03, Bremen-Milan, Gesellschaft der freien Maenner, Johann Smidt

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