| Author |
Capuana, Luigi, 1839-1915 |
| Title |
Studi sulla letteratura contemporanea : Prima serie
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| Original Publication |
Italy: G. Brigola, 1880.
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| Contents |
Giulio Michelet: Le Banquet -- Teofilo Gautier -- Lionardo Vigo -- Emilio Zola: L'Assommoir. Une Page d'Amour -- Edmondo De Goncourt: Les frères Zemganno -- Giovanni Prati: Armando. Psiche -- Lionardo Vigo e Mario Rapisardi: Il Ruggiero, poema; La Palingenesi -- Mario Rapisardi: Lucifero -- Ferdinando Fontana e Lorenzo Stecchetti: Poesie; Postuma -- Luigi Gualdo: La Gran Rivale. Un mariage excentrique -- Roberto Sacchetti e Emanuele Navarro: Candaule ed altri racconti; La Nana -- Giuseppe Pitrè: Studi di poesia popolare -- Il Libro di Giobbe -- Aleardo Aleardi: Epistolario -- Luigi Settembrini: Ricordanze della mia vita -- Una Traduzione: La Natura, libri sei di T. Lucrezio Caro tradotti da M. Rapisardi -- Antonio Galateo: Opuscoli -- Madama Roland -- Un tipo Comico -- A. Canello: Saggi di critica letteraria.
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| Credits |
Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images made available by The Internet Archive)
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| Summary |
"Studi sulla letteratura contemporanea: Prima serie" by Luigi Capuana is a critical analysis collection written in the late 19th century. The work delves into contemporary literature, discussing various authors and literary movements while exploring the relationship between content and form in literature. Through Capuana's analysis, readers can expect insights into notable literary figures and trends of his time. The opening of the collection presents an engaging preface where Capuana introduces his critical philosophy, referencing the significant role of both content and form in artistic expression. He emphasizes that literature's merit lies in the ability of an artist to generate compelling forms stemming from meaningful content. Additionally, the text discusses the works of authors like Jules Michelet and Teofilo Gautier, exploring their contributions to literature and how their personal experiences shaped their writing. Capuana provides a reflective commentary on these figures, setting the tone for a thoughtful examination of contemporary literature in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
Italian |
| LoC Class |
PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections
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| Subject |
Literature, Modern -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
70430 |
| Release Date |
Mar 31, 2023 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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