Full Description
Eleven great stories in original Italian with vivid, accurate English translations on facing pages, teaching and practice aids, Italian-English vocabulary, more. Chronologically arranged stories by Boccaccio, Machiavelli, d'Annunzio, Pirandello and Moravia, plus significant works by lesser-knowns.
Contents
FOREWORD
GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO
"Il Decamerone: Giornata Ottava, Novella Terza "
"The Decameron: Eighth Day, Third Story "
NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI
Belfagor; Novella del demonio che prese moglie
Belfagor; Story of the Devil Who Took a Wife
MATTEO BANDELLO
Madonna Zilia
Madonna Zilia
GIOVANNI VERGA
Rosso Malpelo
Rosso Malpelo
ANTONIO FOGAZZARO
Un' idea di Ermes Torranza
An Idea of Hermes Torranza
RENATO FUCINI
La Fonte de Pietrarsa
The Fountain of Pietrarsa
GABRIELE D'ANNUNZIO
Gli Idolatri
The Idolaters
LUIGI PIRANDELLO
Marsina stretta
The Tight Frock-Coat
ALDO PALAZZESCHI
Bistino e il signor marchese
Bistino and the Marquis
CORRADO ALVARO
I Giocàttoli Rotti
The Broken Toys
ALBERTO MORAVIA
La Concorrenza
Competition
NOTES
QUESTIONNAIRE
VOCABULARY
