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Nonno had a point
29 April 2007
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Set in the period soon after Garibaldi's conquest of Sicily and the island's subsequent absorption into the Piedmont kingdom of Victor Emmanuel (II), these stories, combining stark social realism with psychological determinism, vividly document the necessity for mass emigration. Several of the stories have provided rich thematic material for 20c artists: Visconti's film La Terra Trema (1948) derives from Verga's great novel, I Malavogli (The House by the Medlar Tree), which derives from the author's story "Fantasticheria." Of course, "Cavalleria rusticana," made into a drama by Verga himself, would morph into Mascagni's resplendently poignant opera (a far better story on the same theme is Verga's "Jeli il pastore"). And "The History of St Joseph's Donkey" would be wonderfully realized in Bresson's cinema masterpiece, Au Hasard Balthazaar (also drawing on the poems of Verga's French contemporary, Francis Jammes). This bilingual edition should be most useful to students of the Italian language (you will not need a dictionary of Sicilian words; the Introduction and notes offer a useful summary of relevant island protocols). Verga wrote for the letterati of Milan and Florence; these tales of Catanian folk customs (namely, miseries and duplicities) began their appearance in the northern magazines of the 1870s. For all students of Italian literature, especially the short story. For readers seeking roots, read it and weep; Verga makes Bicycle Thief seem like an MGM musical. For an antidote, or the other side of the story, read Lampedusa's The Leopard (1958), also made into a film by Visconti (1963) (altho the aristocratic Lampedusa can be as grim as Verga); and for updates read Silone's Bread and Wine (1936, 1955) and Sciascia's The Owl (set in the 1950s). For a contemporary view read Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano Mysteries series.
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Nonno had a point
29 April 2007
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Set in the period soon after Garibaldi's conquest of Sicily and the island's subsequent amalgamation into the Piedmont kingdom of Victor Emmanuel (II), these stories vividly document the necessity for mass emigration. Several of these stories have provided rich themes for 20c artists: Visconti's film La Terra Trema (1948) derives from the author's great novel, I Malavogli (The House by the Medlar Tree), which derives from the author's short story, "Fantasticheria." Of course, "Cavalleria rusticana," made into a drama by Verga himself, would morph in Mascagni's resplendently poignant opera (a far better story on the same theme is Verga's "Jeli il pastore"). And "The History of St Joseph's Donkey" would be wonderfully realized by Bresson's cinema masterpiece, Au Hasard Balthazaar (also drawing on the poems of Verga's French contemporary, Francis Jammes). This bilingual edition should be most useful for students of the Italian language (you will not need a dictionary of Sicilian words; the Introduction and subsequent notes offer a useful summary of island protocols). Verga wrote for the letterati of Milan and Florence; these tales of Catanian folk customs (that is, miseries) first
appeared in northern magazines in the 1870s. For all students of Italian literature, a basic text. For readers seeking roots, read it and weep; Verga makes Bicycle Thief seem like a MGM musical. For an antidote, or the other side of the story, read Lampedusa's The Leopard (1958), also made into a film by Visconti (1963)(altho the aristocratic Lampedusa can be as grim as Verga); and for the 20c scene read Silone's Bread and Wine (1936) and Sciascia's The Owl (set in the 1950s). For a contemporary view, read Camilleri's Inspector Montalano Mysteries series.
appeared in northern magazines in the 1870s. For all students of Italian literature, a basic text. For readers seeking roots, read it and weep; Verga makes Bicycle Thief seem like a MGM musical. For an antidote, or the other side of the story, read Lampedusa's The Leopard (1958), also made into a film by Visconti (1963)(altho the aristocratic Lampedusa can be as grim as Verga); and for the 20c scene read Silone's Bread and Wine (1936) and Sciascia's The Owl (set in the 1950s). For a contemporary view, read Camilleri's Inspector Montalano Mysteries series.
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I liked the idea that I could test myself by covering the English to see how much i was remembering in Sicilian. If I couldn't remember I could easily check. I have never come across a book with a format for reading like this before. Thank You.
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