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Prefazione, note e commenti di Beniamino Gutierrez. Con 730 illustrazioni in bianco e nero (I volume) e 900 illustrazioni in bianco e nero (II volume). Opera pubblicata dal 1934 al 1935. 2 volumi . 4to pp. 635 + 700 Molto buono (Very Good) Tra finzione del romanzo e austerità del documentario, Rovani ci offre le vicende storico-sociali di un vasto periodo della storia italiana.

1174 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1859

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Giuseppe Rovani was born in Milan. He was known for criticism of historical novels of the Romantic style, which were popular in Italy at the time and whose stereotypes and old fashioned plots he pointed out. He wrote Lamberto Malatesta (1843), Valenzia Candiano (1843) and Manfredo Pallavicino (1845-1846).

He took part in the Italian Risorgimento and was a forerunner of the Milanese Scapigliatura.

His masterwork is the novel Cento Anni (1859-1864) which, together with Ippolito Nievo's Confessioni di un italiano, had an important impact on the evolution of Italian novel.

Rovani died in Milan in 1874.

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Ottimo romanzo storico: trama interessante anche se un po' prolisso per il dilungarsi dell'autore su descrizioni sia storiche (che ci rendono edotti sia sui fatti che sugli usi e costumi dell0Itaia (in primis Milano) dal 1750 in poi, sia sui vari personaggi che vi compaiono, facendoceli conoscere sia nella loro vita che negli abiti e nel carattere.
Consiglio pertanto, chi lo dovesse iniziare, di tener duro ed arrivare alla fine delle circa 1250 pagine!
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