Project Gutenberg 2014-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 121 Scarfoglio, Edoardo 1860 1917 Tartarin Il libro di Don Chisciotte 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) "Il libro di Don Chisciotte" by Edoardo Scarfoglio is a literary work written in the late 19th century. The text appears to explore themes of literature and criticism through the lens of the iconic character Don Quixote, using him as a metaphor for the state of contemporary literary artistry in Italy. Scarfoglio, drawing inspiration from Cervantes' classic, likely seeks to challenge prevailing notions of literary merit and artistic identity. The opening of the book establishes a reflective tone, with the author recounting his return to Rome and subsequent reception by his peers, who mock his critical interpretations of Italian literature. He likens his struggle against the literary establishment to Don Quixote's battles against windmills, suggesting both a sense of idealism and absurdity in his pursuits. Scarfoglio articulates a passionate plea for a renaissance in Italian literature, advocating for a deeper understanding of artistic heritage and a rejection of superficial trends, all while adopting the role of a crusader for artistic integrity akin to Cervantes' beloved knight. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Literature, Modern -- 19th century -- History and criticism Italian literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism PQ Text IT Letteratura Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 683909 683917 2024-09-19T14:24:02.426465 2023-09-20T10:24:23.152799 text/html text/html 680519 2014-09-20T10:00:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 346144 2014-09-20T10:00:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 369000 2024-09-19T14:24:11.079943 application/epub+zip 373782 2024-09-19T14:24:03.776513 application/epub+zip 355183 2024-09-19T14:24:03.108466 application/epub+zip 548318 2024-09-19T14:24:16.719920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504822 2024-09-19T14:24:10.352955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486465 2022-09-21T10:22:18.290738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 634956 2024-09-19T14:24:01.424464 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 635203 2014-09-20T10:00:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 250215 2014-09-20T10:00:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 629991 2014-09-20T10:00:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 249237 2014-09-20T10:00:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19782 2024-09-19T14:24:16.863883 application/rdf+xml 23878 2024-09-19T14:24:03.204497 image/jpeg 3595 2024-09-19T14:24:03.154449 image/jpeg 347561 2024-09-19T14:24:02.493450 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