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””el gatopardo””’
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Considered by many as a literary classic, it is interesting to read this work that describes the life of an Italian nobleman who tries to maintain his lineage, but finds that not all members of his family have the same interests and the same intellect. In fact the title of the work alludes to himself, rather than to the family symbol. Interesting reading, but somewhat disconcerting.
A masterpiece, of course, about the inevitability of change and the ways of accommodating to it. Elegant yet sardonic prose from well-defined characters. Some memorable moments, as when Don Fabrizio refuses to be a senator of the new Italian state.
dante: convivio a dual-lang
The Leopard (original title, Il Gattopardo)[1][2] is a novel written by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa between late 1954 and 1957. Initially rejected by the publishers Einaudi and Mondadori, it was published posthumously by Giangiacomo Feltrinelli’s publishing house with a foreword by Giorgio Bassani. In 1959 it won the Strega Prize, and in 1963 Luchino Visconti adapted it for the cinema.
The Catopard narrates the experiences of Don Fabrizio Corbera, Prince of Salina, and his family, between 1860 and 1910, in Sicily (Palermo and Palma di Montechiaro). The title refers to the marbled leopard or serval (in Italian, gattopardo) that appears on the coat of arms of the Salina family.
In May 1860, after Garibaldi’s landing in Sicily, Don Fabrizio (a character inspired by Giulio IV di Lampedusa, the author’s great-grandfather) watches with distance and melancholy the end of an era. The aristocracy, represented by Prince Fabrizio, understands that the end of its supremacy is near: it is time for the bureaucrats and the bourgeoisie, the new emerging social classes that will take advantage of the new regime generated by the Italian unification, to take advantage of the political situation. Don Fabrizio, belonging to a noble family, is indignant when he learns that his nephew Tancredi Falconeri, despite fighting in the Garibaldian ranks, is opportunistic enough to try to take advantage of the situation and adapt to the new political system. Nevertheless, Prince Fabrizio is reassured to note that at least Tancredi will not be reduced to political and social insignificance.
the leopard movie
The Leopard (original title, Il Gattopardo)[1][2] is a novel written by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa between late 1954 and 1957. Initially rejected by the publishers Einaudi and Mondadori, it was published posthumously by Giangiacomo Feltrinelli’s publishing house with a foreword by Giorgio Bassani. In 1959 it won the Strega Prize, and in 1963 Luchino Visconti adapted it for the cinema.
The Catopard narrates the experiences of Don Fabrizio Corbera, Prince of Salina, and his family, between 1860 and 1910, in Sicily (Palermo and Palma di Montechiaro). The title refers to the marbled leopard or serval (in Italian, gattopardo) that appears on the coat of arms of the Salina family.
In May 1860, after Garibaldi’s landing in Sicily, Don Fabrizio (a character inspired by Giulio IV di Lampedusa, the author’s great-grandfather) watches with distance and melancholy the end of an era. The aristocracy, represented by Prince Fabrizio, understands that the end of its supremacy is near: it is time for the bureaucrats and the bourgeoisie, the new emerging social classes that will take advantage of the new regime generated by the Italian unification, to take advantage of the political situation. Don Fabrizio, belonging to a noble family, is indignant when he learns that his nephew Tancredi Falconeri, despite fighting in the Garibaldian ranks, is opportunistic enough to try to take advantage of the situation and adapt to the new political system. Nevertheless, Prince Fabrizio is reassured to note that at least Tancredi will not be reduced to political and social insignificance.
the leopard angelica
Lampedusa wrote The Leopard with the intention of writing “a historical novel set at the time of Garibaldi’s landing in Marsala and centered on the figure of his paternal great-grandfather”. The prince of Salina, Don Fabrizio Corbera, a singular temperament in which maternal pride and intellectualism always clash with paternal sensuality and weakness, witnesses the ruin of his own lineage and the emergence of a new social class. But beyond the recreation of a world that is dying out, The Leopard has remained one of the most exalted examples of the novel of insinuation, in which the characters are defined in all their complexity, also by their silences. This new edition includes, in addition to a clarifying preface by Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi, an appendix with various fragments related to the novel found in the writer’s library and in the hands of his widow, Princess Alessandra Wolff-Stormersee.
Lampedusa wrote The Leopard with the purpose of making “a historical novel set at the time of Garibaldi’s landing in Marsala and centered on the figure of his paternal great-grandfather”. The prince of Salina, Don Fabrizio Corbera, a singular temperament in which maternal pride and intellectualism always clash with paternal sensuality and weakness, witnesses the ruin of his own lineage and the emergence of a new social class. But beyond the recreation of a world that is dying out, The Leopard has remained one of the most exalted examples of the novel of insinuation, in which the characters are defined in all their complexity, also by their silences. This new edition includes, in addition to a clarifying preface by Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi, an appendix with various fragments related to the novel found in the writer’s library and in the hands of his widow, Princess Alessandra Wolff-Stormersee.
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