Project Gutenberg 2009-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 54 Guerrazzi, Francesco Domenico 1804 1873 Guerrazzi, F. D. (Francesco Domenico) La serpicina 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) "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.) it Italian fiction PQ Text IT Racconti Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 80211 79985 2024-09-12T05:09:39.057828 2023-09-12T08:46:37.277647 text/html text/html 80204 79978 2024-09-12T05:09:39.209861 2023-09-12T08:46:37.404645 text/html text/html 79424 2024-09-12T05:09:42.397836 application/epub+zip 78463 2024-09-12T05:09:40.353806 application/epub+zip 78463 2024-09-12T05:09:39.638807 application/epub+zip 157465 2024-09-12T05:09:44.001821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149075 2024-09-12T05:09:41.908854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149003 2022-09-13T04:30:53.000627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 69583 69400 2024-09-12T05:09:38.770802 2023-09-12T08:46:37.038648 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 69157 2009-01-06T14:52:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 29121 2009-01-06T14:52:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18374 2024-09-12T05:09:44.136794 application/rdf+xml 13007 2024-09-12T05:09:39.969818 image/jpeg 3333 2024-09-12T05:09:39.803802 image/jpeg 79486 2024-09-12T05:09:39.217867 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