Project Gutenberg 2011-04-09 Public domain in the USA. 58 Di Giacomo, Salvatore 1860 1934 Giacomo, Salvatore di 'O voto: Scene popolari napoletane in tre atti Reading ease score: 63.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "'O VOTO: Scene popolari napoletane in tre atti" by Salvatore Di Giacomo is a dramatic play written in the early 20th century. This work unfolds in Naples and captures the everyday lives and emotions of its characters within the context of local culture and beliefs. The main character appears to be Vito Amante, a tintore (dyer), who faces a significant life event that sets the community abuzz. The opening of the play establishes a bustling Neapolitan piazzetta outside Vito's dye shop, filled with curious onlookers eagerly discussing recent events. As Vito is carried out, weak and disoriented, suspicions arise regarding his health. The neighborhood is steeped in intrigue as Vito, in a moment of distress, inadvertently makes a significant "voto" (vow) to marry a woman who is deemed "malamente" (undesirable), igniting surprise and concern among the gathered crowd. The interactions between Vito, his mother, and the other townsfolk introduce themes of familial duty, societal expectations, and the complexities of personal vows, setting the scene for escalating tensions and emotional turmoil. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Italian drama PQ Text IT Teatro dialettale Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 199136 199137 2024-10-15T07:42:47.742758 2023-09-15T12:43:42.003897 text/html text/html 199269 2011-04-09T15:46:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 49900 2011-04-09T15:46:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 130581 2024-10-15T07:42:57.087695 application/epub+zip 132685 2024-10-15T07:42:51.207736 application/epub+zip 122345 2024-10-15T07:42:49.837748 application/epub+zip 335249 2024-10-15T07:43:00.491690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311934 2024-10-15T07:42:56.172695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216539 2022-09-16T11:15:30.828023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168604 168379 2024-10-15T07:42:45.924758 2023-09-15T12:43:40.440882 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 167462 2011-04-09T15:46:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 47934 2011-04-09T15:46:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19875 2024-10-15T07:43:00.628676 application/rdf+xml 17863 2024-10-15T07:42:50.413738 image/jpeg 4079 2024-10-15T07:42:50.124728 image/jpeg 128222 2024-10-15T07:42:47.756731 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