Project Gutenberg 2015-06-18 Public domain in the USA. 66 Panzini, Alfredo 1863 1939 Il romanzo della guerra nell'anno 1914 Produced by Carlo Traverso, 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 romanzo della guerra nell'anno 1914" by Alfredo Panzini is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The text explores the complex emotions, political discussions, and social dynamics surrounding the onset of World War I, conveying the thoughts and sentiments of various characters caught in the turmoil of impending conflict. Through these interactions, the work examines themes of nationalism, social upheaval, and the impact of war on society. The opening of the narrative takes place in the summer of 1914, just after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, a pivotal moment that set off a chain reaction leading to World War I. We are introduced to a student at the Politecnico, who expresses a fervent desire for war, while a more skeptical, older narrator reflects on the ironies and contradictions of their discussions. Through dialogues that juxtapose hope for peace with the haunting reality of armed conflict, the narrator contemplates the psychological impacts of warfare and societal expectations, laying a foundation for the ensuing exploration of the war's complexities and consequences. The narrative style combines personal reflections with evocative imagery, creating a poignant atmosphere that resonates with feelings of dread and uncertainty about the future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction PQ Text IT Narrativa varia Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 219076 219077 2024-09-20T13:13:25.945883 2023-09-21T09:38:46.063713 text/html text/html 216793 2015-06-18T11:00:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 139660 2015-06-18T11:00:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 148831 2024-09-20T13:13:30.271853 application/epub+zip 150410 2024-09-20T13:13:26.758848 application/epub+zip 150410 2024-09-20T13:13:26.354863 application/epub+zip 221846 2024-09-20T13:13:32.972824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206942 2024-09-20T13:13:29.851851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207118 2022-09-22T10:11:37.088549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195580 195374 2024-09-20T13:13:25.364878 2023-09-21T09:38:45.494696 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 195718 2015-06-18T11:00:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 78608 2015-06-18T11:00:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18577 2024-09-20T13:13:33.101853 application/rdf+xml 12729 2024-09-20T13:13:26.436872 image/jpeg 2408 2024-09-20T13:13:26.394870 image/jpeg 140804 2024-09-20T13:13:25.969858 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