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

This book tells the story of decadent poet Gabriele D’Annunzio’s occupation of Fiume in 1919–1920. It provides the most comprehensive and detailed analysis to date of D’Annunzio’s visionary Constitution for Fiume, arguing that the sublimation of same-sex desire was a key driver of political and legal innovation during the occupation.