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Le Novelle della Pescara
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- D'Annunzio, Gabriele, 1863-1938
- Language:
- Italian
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "Le Novelle della Pescara" by Gabriele D'Annunzio is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The work explores various themes, often reflecting on morality, spirituality, and the human condition against the backdrop of the Pescara region in Italy. Central to the first narrative, titled "La Vergine Orsola," is the character of Orsola, who faces profound emotional and existential turmoil. The opening of the story presents the solemn atmosphere surrounding Orsola, who lies ill in bed as a priest arrives to administer the sacrament. The scene is set in a wintry environment, with the imagery emphasizing the stark contrast between life and death. As her sister Camilla and other townsfolk wait anxiously, the gravity of Orsola's illness looms over them. Through rich, descriptive prose, D'Annunzio captures the tension in the room as various characters interact with Orsola, illustrating themes of helplessness, familial bonds, and spiritual reflection. The narrative intertwines Orsola's battle with sickness and the yearning for clarity and redemption amid the looming presence of mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Contents:
- La vergine Orsola
- La vergine Anna
- Gli idolatri
- L'eroe
- La veglia funebre
- La contessa d'Amalfi
- La morte del duca d'Ofena
- Il traghettatore
- Agonia
- La fine di Candia
- La fattura
- I marenghi
- La madia
- Mungià
- La guerra del Ponte
- Turlendana ritorna
- Turlendana ebro
- Il cerusico di mare.
- 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:
- Wikipedia page about this book: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_novelle_della_Pescara
- Reading ease score: 45.9 (College-level). Difficult to read.
- Release date is 2016-10-01
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