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Edizione integrale con introduzione biobibliografica e ESPANSIONE ONLINEIl volume è arricchito da una ricca appendice di risorse esterne, con QR code che rimandano a documenti disponibili in rete (siti web, testi, articoli, video, interviste, spezzoni di film).Con questo romanzo Verga inaugura la stagione “mondana” della sua produzione letteraria, quella serie di romanzi passionali (il cosiddetto “ciclo amoroso” che comprende anche Storia di una capinera, Eva , Tigre reale , Eros ) caratterizzata da una narrativa di stampo quasi decadente, popolata da personaggi appartenenti alla media/alto borghesia e da un linguaggio ricco di sfumature toscaneggianti. Situazioni tipiche di questa produzione un legame passionale travolgente, contrastato o conflittuale, la cui conclusione è per lo più drammatica; una tipologia femminile in cui si intrecciano lusso, artificio, bizzarria, lussuria; una società gaudente, mondana e brillante.
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1865
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Giovanni Verga
453 books198 followersGiovanni Verga was an Italian realist writer, best known for his depictions of life in Sicily, and especially for the short story Cavalleria Rusticana and the novel I Malavoglia.
The first son of Giovanni Battista Catalano Verga and Caterina Di Mauro, Verga was born into a prosperous family of Catania in Sicily. He began writing in his teens, producing the largely unpublished historical novel Amore e Patria (Love and Country); then, although nominally studying law at the University of Catania, he used money his father had given him to publish his I Carbonari della Montagna (The Carbonari of the Mountain) in 1861 and 1862. This was followed by Sulle Lagune (In the Lagoons) in 1863.
Meanwhile, Verga had been serving in the Catania National Guard (1860-64), after which he travelled to Florence several times, settling there in 1869.
He moved to Milan in 1872, where he developed his new approach, characterized by the use of dialogue to develop character, which resulted in his most significant works. In 1880 his story collection Vita dei Campi (Life in the Fields), (including Fantasticheria, La Lupa, and Pentolacchia) most of which were about rural Sicily, came out; it included the Cavalleria Rusticana, which was adapted for the theatre and later the libretto of the Mascagni opera. Verga's short story, "Malaria", was one of the first literary depictions of the disease.
He then embarked on a projected series of five novels, but only completed two, I Malavoglia and Mastro-Don Gesualdo (1889), the latter of which was the last major work of his literary career. Both are widely recognized as masterpieces.
In 1894 Verga moved back to the house he was born in. In 1920 he was elected a senator. He died of a cerebral thrombosis in 1922.
The Teatro Verga in Catania is named after him.
In the book by Silvia Iannello Le immagini e le parole dei Malavoglia (Sovera, Roma, 2008), the author selects some passages of the Giovanni Verga' novel I Malavoglia, adds original comments and Acitrezza' photographic images, and devotes a chapter to the origins, remarks and frames taken from the immortal movie La terra trema (1948) directed by Luchino Visconti.
The first son of Giovanni Battista Catalano Verga and Caterina Di Mauro, Verga was born into a prosperous family of Catania in Sicily. He began writing in his teens, producing the largely unpublished historical novel Amore e Patria (Love and Country); then, although nominally studying law at the University of Catania, he used money his father had given him to publish his I Carbonari della Montagna (The Carbonari of the Mountain) in 1861 and 1862. This was followed by Sulle Lagune (In the Lagoons) in 1863.
Meanwhile, Verga had been serving in the Catania National Guard (1860-64), after which he travelled to Florence several times, settling there in 1869.
He moved to Milan in 1872, where he developed his new approach, characterized by the use of dialogue to develop character, which resulted in his most significant works. In 1880 his story collection Vita dei Campi (Life in the Fields), (including Fantasticheria, La Lupa, and Pentolacchia) most of which were about rural Sicily, came out; it included the Cavalleria Rusticana, which was adapted for the theatre and later the libretto of the Mascagni opera. Verga's short story, "Malaria", was one of the first literary depictions of the disease.
He then embarked on a projected series of five novels, but only completed two, I Malavoglia and Mastro-Don Gesualdo (1889), the latter of which was the last major work of his literary career. Both are widely recognized as masterpieces.
In 1894 Verga moved back to the house he was born in. In 1920 he was elected a senator. He died of a cerebral thrombosis in 1922.
The Teatro Verga in Catania is named after him.
In the book by Silvia Iannello Le immagini e le parole dei Malavoglia (Sovera, Roma, 2008), the author selects some passages of the Giovanni Verga' novel I Malavoglia, adds original comments and Acitrezza' photographic images, and devotes a chapter to the origins, remarks and frames taken from the immortal movie La terra trema (1948) directed by Luchino Visconti.
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January 3, 2021
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ e mezzo
March 11, 2019
Un romanzo breve, ma intenso, che rivela appieno la natura umana; tutti i desideri, gli sforzi e le pazzie che si è disposti a fare per ottenere qualcosa che si desidera; cosa che, una volta ottenuta, perde buona parte del suo fascino.
December 10, 2024
en la noche de las librerías de 2021, me cruce un libro usado, una edición bonita, de esas de “biblioteca de la nación” viejitas, muy lindas, chiquitito. no tenía contratapa. salía 300 pesos. la tapa rezaba JUAN VERGA: Misterios del Corazón. supe instantáneamente que tenía que tenerlo.
Después de años juntando polvo en mí biblioteca, lo arranque en noviembre porque me entraba perfecto en el bolsillo de lo que quería ponerme, y no sabía que esperar, porque es un libro desconocido y que venía sin contratapa ni nada. me crucé con un libro super misógino y cuestionable, pero aparentemente es del 1866, así que me voy a ahorrar los cuetsionamientos progresistas. encima, más allá de eso, es un librazo. las descripciones son muy evocativas, y las descripciones del amor y la historia que cuentan son muy realistas. una historia que podría haber pasado en 1866, 1966 o 2066, los hombres son todos iguales digamos. lo vengo leyendo de a cachitos, en el colectivo, y llenándolo de flores de tipas y jacarandas. gran experiencia.
Después de años juntando polvo en mí biblioteca, lo arranque en noviembre porque me entraba perfecto en el bolsillo de lo que quería ponerme, y no sabía que esperar, porque es un libro desconocido y que venía sin contratapa ni nada. me crucé con un libro super misógino y cuestionable, pero aparentemente es del 1866, así que me voy a ahorrar los cuetsionamientos progresistas. encima, más allá de eso, es un librazo. las descripciones son muy evocativas, y las descripciones del amor y la historia que cuentan son muy realistas. una historia que podría haber pasado en 1866, 1966 o 2066, los hombres son todos iguales digamos. lo vengo leyendo de a cachitos, en el colectivo, y llenándolo de flores de tipas y jacarandas. gran experiencia.
March 11, 2023
non piangevo così per il personaggio di un libro da una vita
July 17, 2023
"Bisogna che io ti vegga ancora lontana da me, in mezzo alle pompe del tuo lusso, all’incanto delle tue seduzioni, per cercarti ansioso, cieco, folle."
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October 2, 2023
Romanzo breve di passione e pazzia.
April 12, 2024
an ode to toxic gender roles, give me back the time that i spent on this
October 3, 2023
'Amarti ancora!... Ma ogni giorno che passa è un affetto nuovo che si aggiunge all'immenso affetto di cui ti amo'
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