Cavalleria Rusticana (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, European Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Giovanni Verga
- First Published: 1880
- Type of Work: Story
- Type of Plot: Naturalism
- Time of Work: Mid-nineteenth century
- Setting: Sicily
- Principal Characters: Turiddu Macca, Lola, Alfio
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Naturalistic literature
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Villages, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Italy or Italians, Duels or dueling, Peasantry or peasants
- Locales: Sicily, Italy
The Story:
When Turiddu Macca returned from soldiering, he swaggered like a hero through his tiny Sicilian village. Each Sunday, he wore his rifleman’s uniform and a red cap with a tassel that swung jauntily about his shoulders. In addition, he smoked a pipe with a figure of the king on horseback carved on the bowl. In short, he cut a dashing figure as he strutted about the town square, and the girls eyed him approvingly and longingly if they passed him on their way to or from mass. Small boys tagged at his heels and begged him to tell stories of the faraway places he had...
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Giovanni Verga (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Giovanni Verga (Short Fiction)Giovanni Verga (Long Fiction)Giovanni Verga (Drama)
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