La spada di fuoco : racconto by Anton Giulio Barrili

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Author Barrili, Anton Giulio, 1836-1908
Title La spada di fuoco : racconto
Original Publication Italy: Treves, 1909.
Note Reading ease score: 58.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library)
Summary "La spada di fuoco: racconto" by Anton Giulio Barrili is a novel written in the early 20th century. The opening sets the stage in a Roman theater, where the recently widowed Duchess Serena attends a performance of Verdi's "Aida" after a decade of absence from the social scene. The narrative unfolds around themes of beauty, social expectations, and the passage of time as Serena contemplates her past and the changes that time has wrought upon her and those around her. The opening of the story introduces us to Duchess Serena as she arrives at the Apollo Theater, experiencing a mixture of nostalgia and curiosity about her own image in society after ten years. She is accompanied by her older friend, Marchesa Flora, and while she observes the audience’s reactions to her presence with a mix of pride and anxiety, she reflects on her life, the loss of her husband, and the lingering feelings she holds for Count Massimo, who is conspicuously absent. The narrative hints at an undercurrent of romantic tension as she grapples with the implications of love, beauty, and her status in the social hierarchy, setting a rich emotional scene that invites readers to explore the complexities of love and loss in a changing world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language Italian
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Italian fiction -- 19th century
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