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THE HOUSE BY THE MEDLAR TREE IBD

GIOVANNI VERGA / MARY A CRAIG / MARY ACRAIG
KESSINGER PUBLISHING, LLC
04 / 2005
9781417931118
Inglés

Sinopsis

The House by the Medlar Tree is a novel by Italian author Giovanni Verga. Originally published in 1881, the book is set in the rural town of Aci Trezza in Sicily during the late 19th century. The story follows the Salina family, who live in a house by a medlar tree overlooking the sea. The family?s patriarch, Padron ?Ntoni, struggles to maintain their traditional way of life in the face of changing times and economic pressures.The novel explores themes of family, tradition, and social change. Verga portrays the Salina family as a microcosm of Sicilian society, with each member representing a different aspect of the region?s culture and history. The novel also highlights the tension between the old and the new, as the Salina family must navigate the challenges of modernization while holding onto their traditions.The House by the Medlar Tree is a classic of Italian literature and is considered one of Verga?s greatest works. It has been translated into numerous languages and has been adapted into several films and television series.1890. An introduction by W.D. Howells. Italian novelist, Verga abandoned the study of law for literature and wrote several novels of passion in the style of the French realists. His later works, written in a different style, are marked by simplicity and strict accuracy. They deal with the Sicilian middle class and sympathetically treat the poverty and struggles of the peasantry. Verga???????s technique gave rise to the term verismo, denoting the realistic school. He is considered one of the outstanding writers of modern Europe and has been compared with Flaubert and Zola. His novel The House by the Medlar Tree is a story of infinite beauty, tenderness and truth.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world?s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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