Prose (1880-1890)

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pascarella, Cesare, 1858-1940

Language:

Italian

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Prose (1880-1890)" by Cesare Pascarella is a collection of essays and writings penned during the late 19th century. The work explores the lives and experiences of various artists and models, depicting the exuberance, struggles, and tragedies inherent in the pursuit of art and personal expression in the cultural milieu of Italy. The opening of the book introduces us to a crowded studio shared by artists living in a cramped attic beset by distractions, including a trombone-playing neighbor and the clang of a piano. The narrators, who are struggling artists, discuss the necessity of finding a suitable workspace, prompting them to explore different studios around Rome. They encounter a diverse mix of characters, including a melancholic painter contemplating a move to Naples and a group of eccentric artists with unique views on their craft. Through these interactions, Pascarella sets a humorous yet poignant tone that examines the precarious existence of artists and the relentless quest for artistic authenticity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Memorie d'uno smemorato

Il modello

Il manichino

In ciociaria

Il pianto delle zitelle

Monte Giano

Un congresso alpino (1887)

Gita sentimentale

Le "capanne" di Ripetta

Il mio pellegrinaggio

Carciofolata

Il Caffè Greco.

Credits:

Produced by Carlo Traverso, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 44.1 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Release date is 2015-07-25