Cavalleria Rusticana and Other Stories

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Informação do Produto

ISBN9780140447415
AutoresGiovanni Verga
EditoraPenguin Books Ltd
FormatoCapa mole
Número de páginas272
Peso (kg)0,192
Data de Publicação24/06/1999
Preço (iva excl.)€ 16,89
Imposto€ 1,01
Preço (iva inc.)€ 17,90
Disponibilidade2 unidades em armazém externo

Descrição do Produto

The stories of Giovanni Verga (1840-1922) are wonderful evocations of ordinary Italian life, focusing in particular on his native Sicily. In an original and dynamic prose style, he portrays such eternal human themes as love, honour and adultery with rich and colourful language. The inspiration for Mascagni''s opera, ''Cavalleria Rusticana'' depicts a young man''s triumphal return home from the army, spoilt when he learns that his beloved is engaged to another man. Verga''s acute awareness of the hardships and aspirations of peasant life can be seen in stories such as ''Nedda'', ''Picturesque Lives'' and ''Black Bread'', while others such as ''The Reverend'' and ''Don Licciu Papa'' show the dominance of the church and the law in the Sicilian communities he portrays so vividly.