Despite a remote rural birth, in a small Sicilian town still not easily accessible, Capuana was to become a figure truly representative of Italian culture in the second half of the nineteenth century. He observed Garibaldi's progress in Sicily, composing a heroic verse drama in honour of it, and then moved to Florence, Italy's new capital, after Unification.
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The Realism of Luigi Capuana: Theory and Practice in the Development of Late Nineteenth-Century Italian Narrative Judith Davies Complete volume as single PDF
Luigi Capuana was born in 1839, and his birth-place was Mineo, a small town, still not easily accessible, in the province of Catania. It may seem unlikely that a figure truly representative of Italian culture in the second half of the last century should have sprung from such remote and rural origins. Yet Capuana probably has a better claim to that status than any of his contemporaries; and his Sicilian birth, paradoxically, by no means impeded his rise to this eminence. Note cues in this introduction refer to endnotes in the end matter of the book.
1. The Problem of a National Theatre; 2. The dramma storico and the commedia contemporanea: Manzoni and De Sanctis; 3. Hegelianism and Positivism: the Discovery of the Novel; 4. The Psychological Analysis of Profili di donne. Note cues in this chapter refer to endnotes in the end matter of the book.
1. The Impact of French Naturalism; 2. The Practice of Naturalism: Giacinta; 3. A Changed Allegiance: Verga v. Zola; 4. Capuana's "novelle rusticane'. Note cues in this chapter refer to endnotes in the end matter of the book.
1. Beyond the Ideology of 'Naturalism'; 2. Profumo: On the Brink of Idealism? Note cues in this chapter refer to endnotes in the end matter of the book.
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Chapter IV: The Nineties: Reactions to the Contemporary 'Ismi' in Narrative and Criticism Judith Davies doi:10.59860/td.c056de6
1. The 'Idealist' Experiments of La Sfinge and Rassegnazione; 2. Criticism: Beyond the 'ismi'. Note cues in this chapter refer to endnotes in the end matter of the book.
1. The Cultural Context of Il Marchese di Roccaverdina; 2. I Marchese di Roccaverdina: Towards a 'Theatrical' Mimesis of Reality. Note cues in this chapter refer to endnotes in the end matter of the book.
The years between 1900 and 1915 saw no slackening of Capuana's creative rhythms. Aside from narrative for children, the period produced sixteen volumes of short stories. The stories cover the whole range of Capuana's interests: there are science fiction works, regional 'bozzetti', psychological studies in obsession, stories containing instances of telepathy or suggestion, conversational drawing-room pieces and the outpourings of unrequited passion. But for all the diffuseness of his talent, its lack of a firm nucleus of inspiration, his stories were proof of a remarkable intellectual vitality. Note cues in this conclusion refer to endnotes in the end matter of the book.
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Davies, Judith, The Realism of Luigi Capuana: Theory and Practice in the Development of Late Nineteenth-Century Italian Realism, MHRA Texts and Dissertations, 13 (MHRA, 1979)
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