Aleramo based her hero on Giulio Parise, who would unsuccessfully attempt to oust the pro-Fascist Evola as the circle's leader in 1928, resulting in an announcement by Evola that he would thenceforth exert "an absolute unity of direction" over the circle's publications.
Aleramo created her hero based on Giulio Parise, who failed to oust pro-Fascist Evola as the circle's leader in 1928. This resulted in Evola stating that he would henceforth have "an absolute unity of direction" over the circle's publications.