The Triumph of Death by Gabriele D'Annunzio

"The Triumph of Death" by Gabriele D'Annunzio is a novel belonging to "The Romances of the Rose" cycle. Set in the Abruzzo region, it follows Giorgio Aurispa, a noble aesthete consumed by obsession with his lover Ippolita. After witnessing a suicide and discovering his family's ruin, Giorgio retreats to the sea with Ippolita. But his growing paranoia and fixation on death lead him toward a desperate and fatal decision on a seaside cliff. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Creator D'Annunzio, Gabriele, 1863-1938
Translator Hornblow, Arthur, 1865-1942
Uniform Title Trionfo della morte. English
Title The Triumph of Death
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_trionfo_della_morte
Credits Produced by Al Haines
Reading Level Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Italy -- Fiction
Subject Italian fiction -- Translations into English
Category Text
EBook-No. 54272
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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