Verga, Giovanni | Further Reading
FURTHER READING
Biography
Alexander, Alfred. Giovanni Verga. London: Grant & Cutler, 1972, 252 p.
Biography compiled with the assistance of Verga's nephew; includes letters and photographs.
Cattaneo, Giulio. Verga. Torino: UTET, 1963.
An Italian monograph regarded by many scholars as the definitive Verga biography.
Criticism
Biasin, Gian-Paolo. "The Sicily of Verga and Sciascia." Italian Quarterly 9, Nos. 34-5 (Summer-Fall 1965): 3-22.
Discusses the region of Sicily as portrayed in Verga's stories. Biasin calls Verga "the first and best writer who brought his native land to the fore."
Cecchetti, Giovanni. Giovanni Verga. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1978, 172 p.
Critical study of the author's work by a noted scholar in Verga studies. Cecchetti includes a selected bibliography.
De Vito, Anthony J. "Politics and History in the Work of Giovanni Verga." Forum...
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