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Graziella: A Story of Italian Love

Graziella: A Story of Italian Love

Lamartine, A. de
Runnion, James B.

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ISBN10: 1162636661
ISBN13: 9781162636665
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 236
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Graziella: A Story of Italian Love is a novel written by French writer Alphonse de Lamartine. The book tells the story of a young Frenchman named Alphonse who falls in love with an Italian girl named Graziella while on a trip to Naples. The two share a passionate romance, but their love is challenged by cultural differences and societal expectations. Alphonse struggles to reconcile his love for Graziella with his duty to his family and his country. The novel is a romantic and sentimental portrayal of love and the beauty of Italy. It is also a reflection on the power of love to overcome barriers of language, culture, and class. The book is considered a classic of French literature and has been translated into many languages.1886. The story of Graziella is a leaf torn from the personal memoirs of the famous French historian, poet and orator who wrote it, brightened by his smiles and moistened with his tears. Had it not been for Graziella, Les Confidences of Lamartine might never have been published. Many years after this Italian romance of his youth, Lamartine went into retreat on the island of Ischia to write his History of Girondists. He was in sight of the isle of Procida where Graziella had lived and he had loved. He spent his recreational hours writing out his recollections of this charming episode. During a visit from a friend, Lamartine read to him some pages from his journal. Upon returning to Paris the friend told a publisher he could make a fortune if he secured these recollections of Lamartine's youth. While he was reluctant at first to sell, monetary considerations forced him to part with them. Omitting a brief sojourn in Rome, this little volume includes all of Lamartine's first visit to Italy from the time he left his home at Milly to the old abbey of Cluny, where Abelard died.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.

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