Sicilian Stories: A Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language Italian) - Softcover

Verga, Giovanni

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486419452 ISBN 13: 9780486419459

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2002

Synopsis

With his novels, short stories, and plays, Giovanni Verga (1840–1922) achieved renown in the Italian verismo (realist) school of writing. This outstanding selection of 12 short stories — most from the Sicilian writer's Vita dei campi (Rural Life) and Novelle rusticane (Rustic Stories) — attests to his storytelling skills.
Selections include "Nedda," a short story that initiated Verga's naturalistic depictions of Sicilian peasant life; the much-celebrated "Cavalleria Rusticana" (Rustic Chivalry), a tale of flirtation, jealousy, and a deadly duel; and "L'amante di Gramigna" (Gramigna's Mistress), a fascinating psychological study. The collection also features "Reverie," "Jeli the Herdsman," "Nasty Redhead," "The She-Wolf," "Pestilential Air," "Possessions," "The History of St. Joseph's Donkey," "Dark Bread," and "Liberty."
For this dual-language book, the editor has provided excellent new English translations on pages facing the original Italian text, as well as an informative Introduction and notes.

About this title

About the Author:

Stanley Appelbaum served for decades as Dover's Editor in Chief until his retirement in 1996. He continues to work as a selector, compiler, editor, and translator of literature in a remarkable range of languages that includes Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Russian.

Language Notes:

Text: English, Italian (translation)
Original Language: Italian

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0486419452
• ISBN 13: 9780486419459
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304