"Italy" Article - Table of Contents SECTION I: GEOGRAPHY AND STATISTICS Part 1. Topography - Introduction Part 2. Topography - Northern Italy Part 3. Topography - Central Italy Part 4. Topography - Southern Italy Part 5. Topography - Italian Lakes. Italian Islands. Part 6. Climate and Natural Productions Part 7. Ethnography and Ancient Geography Part 8. Statistics - Introduction. Extent of Italy (Provinces, etc.). Part 9. Italy - Vital Statistics Part 10. Agriculture Part 11. Manufactures Part 12. Fisheries Part 13. Condition of the Lower Classes Part 14. Commerce Part 15. Shipbuilding. Railways. Roads and Canals. Part 16. Postal and Telegraphic System Part 17. Army and Navy Part 18. Religion Part 19. Religious Foundations Part 20. Education Part 21. Beneficence (Social Welfare) Part 22. Administration of Justice Part 23. Political Administration Part 24. Internal Administration Part 25. Finance Part 26. Banks Part 27. CurrencyPart 28. Titles of HonourPart 29. Italian Geography and Statistics - Bibliography SECTION II: HISTORY OF ITALY Part 30. Italian History - Introduction Part 31. Italian History - Gothic and Lombard Kingdoms Part 32. Italian History - Frankish Emperors Part 33. Italian History - The German Emperors Part 34. Italian History - Age of the Communes Part 35. Italian History - Age of the Despots Part 36. Italian History - Age of Invasions Part 37. Italian History - Spanish-Austrian Ascendency Part 38. Italian History - Achievement of IndependencePart 39. Italian History - Bibliography SECTION III: THE ITALIAN LANGUAGEPart 40. The Italian Language - Introduction Part 41. Franco-Provençal Dialects; Ladin Dialects Part 42. Gallo-Italian Dialects; Sardinian Dialects Part 43. Venetian; Corsican; Dialects of Sicily and of the Neapolitan Provinces; Dialects of Umbria, the Marshes and the Province of Rome Part 44. Tuscan, and the Literary Language of the Italians Part 45. Italian Language - Bibliography SECTION IV: ITALIAN LITERATURE Part 46. The Origins of Italian Literature Part 47. The Spontaneous Development of Italian Literature Part 48. Italian Literature - The Renaissance Part 49. Italian Literature - Development of the Renaissance Part 50. Italian Literature - Period of Decadence Part 51. Italian Literature - The Revival in the 18th CenturyPart 52. Italian Literature - Contemporary Period (19th Century)Part 53. Italian Literature - Bibliography The above article was written by: -- Geography: E. H. Bunbury, M. A. -- Statistics: H. A. Webster. -- History: J. Addington Symons, M.A., author of Renaissance Italy. -- Language: Prof. G. I. Ascoli, Milan. -- Literature: Prof. A. Bartoli.
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