Project Gutenberg 2016-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 96 Cliffe, Francis Henry 15016821 A Manual of Italian Literature Produced by Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (online soon in an extended version, also linking to free sources for education worldwide ... MOOC's, educational materials,...) Image generously made available by the Hathi Trust. "A Manual of Italian Literature" by Francis Henry Cliffe is a literary guide written in the late 19th century. This work provides a comprehensive overview of key figures and movements in Italian literature, tracing developments from Dante through to the writers of the 19th century. Cliffe meticulously chronicles the evolution of poetic and prose forms, analyzing prominent authors such as Petrarch, Boccaccio, Ariosto, and Machiavelli. The opening of this literary manual introduces the unique cultural heritage of Italy and its historical significance as a literary powerhouse. Cliffe reflects on the enduring influence of ancient Rome and Greece, noting how Rome's intellectual debts to the former shaped its literary expressions. The text begins with a discussion on the importance of understanding Italy's central geographical and historical position, before transitioning into a detailed exploration of Dante and subsequent authors, setting the stage for a study steeped in literary analysis and historical context. The author emphasizes the complexities and nuances of Italian literature, hinting at themes of imitation, originality, and cultural exchange present throughout the ages. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Italian literature -- History and criticism PQ Text Browsing: Literature 450558 450561 2024-09-22T06:14:37.693756 2023-09-23T04:50:52.488301 text/html text/html 446777 2016-09-18T15:40:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 299232 2016-09-18T15:40:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 318790 2024-09-22T06:14:48.204736 application/epub+zip 321793 2024-09-22T06:14:40.424773 application/epub+zip 235735 2024-09-22T06:14:39.085780 application/epub+zip 459742 2024-09-22T06:14:52.620821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415712 2024-09-22T06:14:46.196745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330001 2022-09-24T05:15:00.313126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377450 377215 2024-09-22T06:14:36.441840 2023-09-23T04:50:51.326276 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 377718 2016-09-18T15:40:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 150093 2016-09-18T15:40:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17419 2024-09-22T06:14:52.754679 application/rdf+xml 19788 2024-09-22T06:14:39.228740 image/jpeg 2411 2024-09-22T06:14:39.159766 image/jpeg 298072 2024-09-22T06:14:37.733792 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