Project Gutenberg 2011-11-11 Public domain in the USA. 197 Verga, Giovanni 1840 1922 Dole, Nathan Haskell 1852 1935 Dole, Nathen Haskell 08030007 Under the Shadow of Etna: Sicilian Stories from the Italian of Giovanni Verga How Peppa loved Gramigna -- Jeli, the shepherd -- Rustic chivalry (Cavalleria rusticana) -- La lupa -- The story of St. Joseph's ass -- The bereaved. Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Under the Shadow of Etna: Sicilian Stories from the Italian of Giovanni Verga" by Nathan Haskell Dole is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the lives and struggles of Sicilian peasants, narrating their intense emotions and social realities against the backdrop of their beautiful yet harsh homeland dominated by Mount Etna. It presents a vivid portrait of characters such as Peppa and Turiddu, exploring themes of love, poverty, and betrayal that resonate deeply with the reader. The opening of the collection introduces the character of Peppa, who is about to marry a suitable match, but instead falls deeply in love with a notorious bandit named Gramigna. Her infatuation leads her to abandon her impending marriage, illustrating the powerful, irrational nature of love amidst volatile circumstances. As Gramigna is hunted by the authorities, Peppa's determination to be with him drives her to defy societal expectations and familial duties. The story captures the essence of desperation and devotion, setting the tone for the rich tapestry of Sicilian life depicted throughout the book—a world where personal desires often clash with harsh realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sicily (Italy) -- Fiction Italian fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 205712 205721 2024-09-16T06:00:50.408641 2023-09-16T12:17:59.663938 text/html text/html 205481 2021-01-08T06:43:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 358918 2021-01-08T06:43:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 452294 2024-09-16T06:01:02.182590 application/epub+zip 452158 2024-09-16T06:00:56.060640 application/epub+zip 138489 2024-09-16T06:00:53.614614 application/epub+zip 698316 2024-09-16T06:01:08.322588 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 674354 2024-09-16T06:01:00.963574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252428 2022-09-17T11:05:18.013173 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176915 176721 2024-09-16T06:00:49.009657 2023-09-16T12:17:58.908934 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 176496 2021-01-08T06:43:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 67093 2021-01-08T06:43:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 176490 2021-01-08T06:43:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 67054 2021-01-08T06:43:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21530 2024-09-16T06:01:08.771551 application/rdf+xml 25565 2024-09-16T06:00:54.366617 image/jpeg 4697 2024-09-16T06:00:53.887617 image/jpeg 433916 2024-09-16T06:00:50.440639 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 en.wikipedia