Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

meridionalista d\\\'antan

English translation:

erstwhile scholar(s) of the condition of the South (of Italy)

Added to glossary by Therese Marshall
May 28, 2017 10:24
6 yrs ago
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Italian term

meridionalista d\'antan

Italian to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general) newspaper article on G7
As I seem to understand from my research on the Web, this term refers to a "scholar" of studies of the "South" (meridione) (which in this article I understand to be Southern Europe in general and not only Italy) - unlike certain "hits" that translated the term as "southerner" which I believe to be incorrect.

So could I translate this term as a "Scholar of Meridionalism of a bygone era/of yesteryear"? I am quite unsure...


Context: Potrebbe essere utile allora compiere una ricognizione, inevitabilmente limitata per ragioni di spazio, che partendo dalla Capitanata giunga sino al Materano, per individuare almeno una parte di quei siti aziendali, qualcuno dei quali
sarebbe stato (forse) opportuno far visitare agli illustri ospiti per renderli pienamente consapevoli che questa volta il G7 si svolge in un’area dell’Europa mediterranea fra le più dinamiche sotto il profilo economico, anche se qualche meridionalista d’antan - di cui all’estero ignorano la stessa esistenza - continua stancamente a dichiarare il contrario.

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erstwhile scholar(s) of the condition of the South (of Italy)

For d'antan, you can probably find other synonyms. You other suggests are also good.
Alison
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