ABSTRACT

This introduction aims to suggest connections between the articles published in this special number. While Orientalist stereotypes were recurrent in many of the writings discussed here, there was considerable variety in Italian approaches to the Orient. They were differentiated according to the needs and intellectual traditions of cities and regions (Turin, Milan, Florence, Naples and Sicily). Even more, they varied according to the object of interest – the Ottoman Empire, India, or the Far East. After Italian unification, the study of the Orient should be seen in the context of the discussion of Italy’s place in Europe, and the development of new commercial networks.

摘要

本简介旨在建议以该特殊编号出版的文章之间的联系。尽管在这里讨论的许多著作中都反复出现了东方主义的刻板印象，但意大利人对东方的态度却千差万别。根据城市和地区（都灵，米兰，佛罗伦萨，那不勒斯和西西里岛）的需求和知识传统，对它们进行区分。而且，它们根据感兴趣的对象（奥斯曼帝国，印度或远东）而变化。在意大利统一之后，应该在对意大利在欧洲的地位的讨论以及新商业网络的发展的背景下看待东方的研究。