Gabriele D'annunzio
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The Triumph of Death (1894) is a novel by Gabriele D'Annunzio. The third in a cycle of novels exploring the lives of the Italian bourgeoisie, The Triumph of Death was inspired by the author's interpretation of the work of Friedrich Nietzsche and Walter Pater. Considered a central text of Italian Decadentism, the novel has earned comparisons to the work of Oscar Wilde and Joris-Karl Huysmans. "When she perceived a group of men leaning against the parapet...
2) The Intruder
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The Intruder (Italian: L'Innocente) is an 1892 novel by the Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio. It is known as The Victim in the United States. It tells the story of the dandy Tullio Hermil who is habitually unfaithful to his patient and loving wife Giuliana, until the wife eventually does the same and becomes pregnant with another man's child.
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Extrait: "Stelio, le cœur ne vous tremble-t-il pas un peu, pour la première fois? - demanda la Foscarina avec un faible sourire, en touchant la main de l'ami taciturne assis à son cté. - Je vous vois pâle et pensif. Quel beau soir de triomphe pour un grand poète! D'un regard, divinement, elle recueillit dans ses yeux experts toute la beauté répandue parmi ce dernier crépuscule de septembre."
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The Child of Pleasure (1889) is a novel by Gabriele D'Annunzio. The first in a series of three novels exploring the lives of the Italian bourgeoisie, The Child of Pleasure marked a shift in D'Annunzio's early writing, which consisted of poems in the Symbolist tradition. Considered a central text of Italian Decadentism, the novel has earned comparisons to the work of Oscar Wilde and Joris-Karl Huysmans. "The next evening, he arrived at the palace a...
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Extrait: "Col tempo. Dans une salle de l'Académie, la Foscarina s'était arrêtée devant la Vieille de Francesco Torbido, cette femme ridée, édentée, flasque et jaunâtre qui ne peut plus ni sourire ni pleurer, cette ruine humaine pire que la pourriture, cette espèce de Parque terrestre qui, au lieu de la quenouille ou du fil ou des ciseaux, tient entre ses doigts le cartouche sur lequel est écrite l'admonition."
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6) The Flame
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The Flame (1900) is a novel by Gabriele D'Annunzio. Inspired by the author's interpretation of the work of Friedrich Nietzsche and Walter Pater, The Flame is a semi-autobiographical account of the end of D'Annunzio's relationship with famed actress Eleonora Dusa. Considered a central text of Italian Decadentism, the novel has earned comparisons to the work of Oscar Wilde and Joris-Karl Huysmans. "With an all-comprehensive glance, she looked around...