Citta Morta, The Dead City: A Tragedy (1902)
Paperback
Fiction AnthologiesGeneral World HistoryPlays
Please select the version of book you would like to purchase.
ISBN10: 1168001862
ISBN13: 9781168001863
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.09 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781168001863
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.09 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Citta Morta, also known as The Dead City, is a tragic novel written by Gabriele D'Annunzio in 1902. The story is set in an Italian city that has been devastated by an earthquake, leaving it in ruins and abandoned by its inhabitants. The main character, Andrea Sperelli, is a wealthy and aristocratic man who visits the city and becomes fascinated by its eerie and desolate atmosphere. As he explores the ruins, he meets a young woman named Elena, who has been living alone in the city since the earthquake. Andrea becomes infatuated with Elena and they begin a passionate affair. However, their relationship is complicated by Andrea's fianc�����e, who is also in love with him, and by Elena's tragic past.The novel explores themes of love, death, and the destructive power of nature. D'Annunzio's poetic and evocative writing style creates a haunting and atmospheric portrayal of the dead city and its inhabitants. Citta Morta is considered one of D'Annunzio's most powerful works and a masterpiece of Italian literature.This Book Is In English.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.
2 different editions
Also available
Also in
Fiction Anthologies
On Quality: An Inquiry Into Excellence: Unpublished and Selected Writings
Pirsig, Robert M.
Pirsig, Wendy K.
Hardcover
$25.64
James Weldon Johnson: Writings (Loa #145): The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man / Along This Way / Essays and Editorials / Selected Poems
Johnson, James Weldon
Hardcover
$60.00
Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Stoker, Bram
Shelley, Mary
Paperback
$9.45
Sez I to Myself: The Collected Essays of Frank and Malachy McCourt
McCourt, Frank
McCourt, Malachy
Hardcover
$28.50
Here in New England: Unforgettable Stories of People, Places, and Memories That Connect Us All.
Allen, Mel
Paperback
$19.00
The Greek Tragedies: Seventeen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides
Euripides
Aeschylus
Sophocles
Paperback
$23.75
Learn Russian with Beginner Stories: Interlinear Russian to English
Hyplern, Bermuda Word
Gettys, Serafima
Van Den End, Kees
Paperback
$17.99
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings: Poems, Tales, Essays, and Reviews
Poe, Edgar Allan
Hardcover
$27.00
Obvious Adams -- The Story of a Successful Businessman: New Business Edition
Updegraff, Robert R.
Paperback
$12.49
Bookin' in the Big House: What I Learned Leading a Women's Prison Book Club
Devoto, Pat Cunningham
Paperback
$26.55
Japanese Folktales for Language Learners: Bilingual Legends and Fables in Japanese and English (Free Online Audio Recording)
Sato, Eriko
Sato, Anna
Paperback
$18.99
The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories, volume 1
Fager, Anders
Cubas, Cristina Fernández
Pedraza, Pilar
Paperback
$33.34
The Serpent Mound, Adams County, Ohio (Facsimile Reprint)
Randall, E. O.
Randall, Emilius Oviatt
Paperback
$14.43
