Capital and Labour

Valentino CarreraProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 140K words
Chapters: 15

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Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Capitale e mano d'opera by Valentino CarreraAuthor: Carrera, Valentino, 1834-1895,Language: Italian, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Jul 15, 2014

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Capitale e mano d'opera is a work by the Italian author Valentino Carrera (1834–1895), now offered as a free eBook by Project Gutenberg. Carrera was active in nineteenth-century Italian theater and literature, and his writing often engaged with social realities and the many facets of human life. The title literally means “Capital and Labor,” suggesting that the book may develop its narrative or argument around labor–capital relations, social class, or economic life. For readers studying Italian literature or the history of social thought, or those interested in nineteenth-century European labor issues, this is a primary-source text worth consulting. The electronic edition is easy to search and cite, making it suitable as course support material or as a lead for research. Note that the book is in the original Italian, and Project Gutenberg editions, generally compiled from public-domain texts, usually lack modern introductions and detailed annotations; readers need a certain command of the language and background knowledge to fully grasp the text’s historical context and literary value.

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Valentino Carrera Author · Italian · 1834–1895

Valentino Carrera (1834–1895) was an Italian playwright and poet, born in Turin on 19 December 1834. He worked in the customs service in his early years and, after retiring in 1878, devoted himself to writing for the stage. Carrera championed a popular theater aimed at ordinary audiences, and his comedies were his strongest suit; his best-known work, La quaderna di Nanni (1870), was widely received. His plays also include Capitale e mano d'opera, Gli ultimi giorni di Goldoni, and Un avvocato dell'avvenire, among others. He likewise wrote historical essays and travel notes. Carrera died in Turin in 1895. Public information about him is limited and many details of his life remain obscure, yet his surviving works reveal a concern with social reality and an accessible style, giving him a place in the development of popular Italian theater.