Constitutional Innovation and Same-Sex Desire in D'Annunzio's Fiume, 1919-1920

Drawing on novel archival evidence that sheds light on Anglo-Italian diplomatic relations and the French-Italian contest for power in the Adriatic, this book recounts the story of decadent poet Gabriele D''Annunzio''s occupation of Fiume. Determining the fate of this Italian enclave in coastal Croatia had proved impossible at the Paris Peace Conference. In September 1919, D''Annunzio and his ''leg...