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Summarize how the "Interdetto" crisis reveals the birth of a pre-modern .

: Sarpi scettico (Il Mulino) for the intellectual context.

: Orality and Power: The Intersection of Elite and Popular Information Networks in Early Modern Venice 1. Introduction

Below is a structured outline for a scholarly paper based on De Vivo's research.

: These figures acted as "information brokers" due to their constant contact with diverse social classes, facilitating the flow of gossip and political news. 4. The "War of Writings" (Guerra di Scritture)

: Professionals who mediated between the government and the public, often selling news to foreign ambassadors or local merchants.

Conclude that information was a "political fact" that blurred the lines between propaganda and pettegolezzo (gossip). :

Mention the intellectual role of figures like , who used these networks to defend Venetian sovereignty against Rome. 5. Conclusion