Project Gutenberg 2006-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 69 Guerrazzi, Francesco Domenico 1804 1873 Guerrazzi, F. D. (Francesco Domenico) La battaglia di Benevento: Storia del secolo XIII Reading ease score: 44.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "La battaglia di Benevento: Storia del secolo XIII" by Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work delves into the historical and cultural landscape of Italy during the 13th century, focusing on the turbulent events surrounding the battle of Benevento and the complex interplay between politics and personal ambition, particularly through the character of Manfredi, the last Hohenstaufen king of Sicily. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to a deeply introspective Manfredi, who contemplates his isolation and turmoil as he stands by the beautiful yet haunting castles of Italy. The prose is rich with poetic imagery, reflecting both the splendor and the sorrow of a time when the great ambitions of noble families often led to betrayal and conflict. Guerrazzi contrasts the natural beauty of the Italian landscape with the moral decay and existential despair of its characters, leading us into the heart of a historical drama marked by love, ambition, and the quest for legacy against a backdrop of impending doom. The opening sets the stage for a saga that intertwines the personal and the political, hinting at themes of love and power that will unfold throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Benevento, Battle of, 1266 -- Fiction Italy -- History -- 476-1268 -- Fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi storici Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1330899 1330752 2024-10-08T11:03:56.269423 2023-09-08T12:02:08.579897 text/html text/html 1330892 1330745 2024-10-08T11:03:56.696428 2023-09-08T12:02:08.787882 text/html text/html 609512 2024-10-08T11:04:12.063363 application/epub+zip 631351 2024-10-08T11:04:01.001380 application/epub+zip 603756 2024-10-08T11:03:59.444389 application/epub+zip 1123196 2024-10-08T11:04:21.331313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1061783 2024-10-08T11:04:10.988352 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 936645 2022-09-09T07:12:06.430762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1255746 1255650 2024-10-08T11:03:55.366442 2023-09-08T12:02:07.937858 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1242560 2006-08-10T14:59:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 495907 2006-08-10T14:59:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19974 2024-10-08T11:04:21.471271 application/rdf+xml 23060 2024-10-08T11:03:59.985411 image/jpeg 4813 2024-10-08T11:03:59.712393 image/jpeg 604065 2024-10-08T11:03:56.826403 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia en.wikipedia