num_pages: 217
description: Verga (1840-1922) published all his mature work in the 16 years following 1874, and in these novels and short stories, Melaragno Lombardi (modern languages and literatures, Ursuline College) examines his portrayal of the plight of the poor and downtrodden of his home Sicily. She finds that in an early stage, he depicted poor people as humanity at its simplest, free from the complications of city life; but in a later stage he became more pessimistic and cynical, showing them as victims of uncontrollable fate. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: Social Awareness And Political Awakening Among The Peasants And Fishermen Of Sicily As Reflected In Giovanni Verga's Novelle
titlecomplete: Social Awareness And Political Awakening Among The Peasants And Fishermen Of Sicily As Reflected In Giovanni Verga's Novelle (Studies in Italian Literature)
publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr