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 Project Gutenberg 2009-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 45 Boito, Arrigo 1842 1918 Brognoligo, Gioachino 1867 1932 Novelle e riviste drammatiche Reading ease score: 40.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Claudio Paganelli, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Novelle e riviste drammatiche" by Arrigo Boito is a collection of novellas and dramatic essays written in the late 19th century. This volume features three largely unknown novellas, including "L'alfier nero," "Iberia," and "Il trapezio," along with critical reviews of various dramatic works of the time. The collection delves into themes of race, identity, and the complexities of human relationships, exploring historical and contemporary issues through the lens of fiction and criticism. The opening of "L'alfier nero" introduces a high-stakes chess match between an American gentleman and a wealthy black man nicknamed "Oncle Tom." Set in a Swiss hotel, the narrative captures a tense atmosphere as the two players engage in a battle of wits amid discussions surrounding racial tensions and societal attitudes toward black individuals in the context of slavery. The match becomes a metaphor for the struggle of identity and power dynamics as Tom, despite facing prejudices, reveals extraordinary skill and cunning in the game, leading to an unexpected climax. This juxtaposition of dialogue among onlookers and the chess match challenges the readers to reflect on deeper themes of race and dignity in the face of societal stereotypes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it French drama -- 19th century -- History and criticism Chess -- Fiction PQ Text IT Racconti Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 368442 368207 2024-10-12T12:03:24.032270 2023-09-13T03:46:45.122224 text/html text/html 368435 368200 2024-10-12T12:03:24.381268 2023-09-13T03:46:45.279204 text/html text/html 215717 2024-10-12T12:03:32.682198 application/epub+zip 220290 2024-10-12T12:03:27.769228 application/epub+zip 212000 2024-10-12T12:03:26.352259 application/epub+zip 441895 2024-10-12T12:03:36.498214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414452 2024-10-12T12:03:31.880215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373090 2022-09-13T11:45:50.511677 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335675 335491 2024-10-12T12:03:23.496300 2023-09-13T03:46:44.856202 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 332846 2021-01-05T02:46:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 132960 2021-01-05T02:46:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19555 2024-10-12T12:03:36.632191 application/rdf+xml 17440 2024-10-12T12:03:26.920229 image/jpeg 4280 2024-10-12T12:03:26.648239 image/jpeg 216336 2024-10-12T12:03:24.416253 application/octet-stream application/zip