This edition had all images removed.
Title: La serpicina
Note: Reading ease score: 47.8 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits: 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 The Internet Archive)
Summary: "La serpicina" by Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi is a narrative tale written in the mid-19th century. This book provides a commentary on human nature through a fable-like story that intertwines themes of morality, justice, and the human condition. Set against the backdrop of a wintry carnival, it explores philosophical and societal issues through a variety of characters encountered by the narrator. The narrative unfolds as the protagonist, seeking warmth and companionship, visits a local osteria where he engages in conversations with various colorful characters. Among them is Lazzaro, a dye worker, who shares a fable involving a good-natured montanino (mountain man) and a cunning, self-serving serpentine creature. This tale, framed as a discussion of justice and morality, reflects on themes of ingratitude and the complexities of human behavior, concluding that the noble acts of the montanino are ultimately unreciprocated by the serpentine creature. The story utilizes allegory to critique societal norms and human relationships, emphasizing the idea that good deeds often go unrewarded in a harsh world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Guerrazzi, Francesco Domenico, 1804-1873
EBook No.: 27720
Published: Jan 6, 2009
Downloads: 38
Language: Italian
Subject: Italian fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: La serpicina
Note: Reading ease score: 47.8 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits: 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 The Internet Archive)
Summary: "La serpicina" by Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi is a narrative tale written in the mid-19th century. This book provides a commentary on human nature through a fable-like story that intertwines themes of morality, justice, and the human condition. Set against the backdrop of a wintry carnival, it explores philosophical and societal issues through a variety of characters encountered by the narrator. The narrative unfolds as the protagonist, seeking warmth and companionship, visits a local osteria where he engages in conversations with various colorful characters. Among them is Lazzaro, a dye worker, who shares a fable involving a good-natured montanino (mountain man) and a cunning, self-serving serpentine creature. This tale, framed as a discussion of justice and morality, reflects on themes of ingratitude and the complexities of human behavior, concluding that the noble acts of the montanino are ultimately unreciprocated by the serpentine creature. The story utilizes allegory to critique societal norms and human relationships, emphasizing the idea that good deeds often go unrewarded in a harsh world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Guerrazzi, Francesco Domenico, 1804-1873
EBook No.: 27720
Published: Jan 6, 2009
Downloads: 38
Language: Italian
Subject: Italian fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.