A Bonaparte liberatore

The phrase "A Bonaparte liberatore" refers to an ode written by Ugo Foscolo in 1797, titled "To Bonaparte the Liberator". This work initially expressed Foscolo's enthusiasm for Napoleon Bonaparte, viewing him as a figure who would bring freedom to Italy. However, this sentiment quickly turned to disillusionment when Napoleon ceded Venetia to Austria in the Treaty of Campo Formio later that year. This political shift deeply affected Foscolo, influencing his subsequent writings, including his novel The Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis, which critiques Italy's political situation. Foscolo's works, including this ode and his poem "Dei sepolcri," are considered significant contributions to Italian literature and inspired the Italian Risorgimento, or national revival.12