Cavalleria rusticana and other stories
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Cavalleria rusticana and other stories
（Penguin classics）
Penguin Books, 1999
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Vita dei campi
Novelle rusticane
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Note
Includes bibliographical references: p. xxvii-xxviii
Contents of Works
- Nedda : Sicilian sketch
- Cavalleria rusticana
- The she-wolf
- Picturesque lives
- Jeli the shepherd
- Rosso Malpelo
- Gramigna's mistress
- War of the saints
- How, when and why
- The reverend
- Getting to know the king
- Don Licciu Papa
- Malaria
- Property
- Black bread
- Bigwigs
- Freedom
- Springtime
- Wolf-hunt
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Bibliography
Note on Sicilian Terms
Nedda
from VITA DEI CAMPI
Cavalleria rusticana
The She-Wolf
Picturesque Lives
Jeli the Shepherd
Rosso Malpelo
Gramigna's Mistress
War of the Saints
How, When and Why
from NOVELLE RUSTICANE
The Reverend
Getting to know the King
Don Licciu Papa
Malaria
Property
Black Bread
Bigwigs
Freedom
OTHER STORIES
Springtime
Wolf-hunt
Maps
Notes
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