Project Gutenberg 2006-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 53 Barrili, Anton Giulio 1836 1908 Barrili, Antonio Giulio Galatea Reading ease score: 56.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense - Milano) "Galatea" by Anton Giulio Barrili is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative appears to explore themes of introspection, the complexity of human relationships, and a contrast between urban and rural life, centered around the character Rinaldo Morelli. Through his letters, Rinaldo reflects on feelings of ennui, the absurdity of social conventions, and the fleeting nature of beauty and love. The opening of the novel introduces us to Rinaldo, who has retreated to a rural setting to escape his busy life and restore his frayed nerves. As he pens a letter to his friend Filippo, he muses about the nature of existence, the human condition, and sardonic observations of society. He expresses his disillusionment with relationships, particularly romantic ones, and shares his wistful dreams of an idealized woman from his past. The narrative begins to weave a sense of place as Rinaldo describes the surrounding countryside and hints at interactions with other characters, including the spirited and vibrant signorina Wilson, who seems poised to challenge his solitude and provoke his thoughts further. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Italian fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 441472 441219 2024-10-08T13:18:18.573794 2023-09-09T04:26:04.969465 text/html text/html 441465 441212 2024-10-08T13:18:18.850845 2023-09-09T04:26:05.126444 text/html text/html 230399 2024-10-08T13:18:26.198740 application/epub+zip 236343 2024-10-08T13:18:20.781766 application/epub+zip 236343 2024-10-08T13:18:19.573782 application/epub+zip 404669 2024-10-08T13:18:30.505726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376045 2024-10-08T13:18:25.308740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350845 2022-09-09T09:23:33.082103 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403475 403273 2024-10-08T13:18:18.165762 2023-09-09T04:26:04.673436 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 400336 2006-10-01T18:02:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 159160 2006-10-01T18:02:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19274 2024-10-08T13:18:30.994701 application/rdf+xml 10295 2024-10-08T13:18:20.129763 image/jpeg 2979 2024-10-08T13:18:19.855763 image/jpeg 226314 2024-10-08T13:18:18.891801 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 en.wikipedia it.wikipedia