Mastr'Impicca

Vittorio ImbrianiProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 158K words
Chapters: 16

Summary

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.Mastr'Impicca by Vittorio ImbrianiAuthor: Imbriani, Vittorio, 1840-1886,Language: Italian, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Nov 30, 2010

Editor's review

This book is a literary work by the Italian writer Vittorio Imbriani (1840–1886), prepared by Project Gutenberg as a free e-book. Imbriani lived in the cultural context of the years around Italian unification, and his writing often has a regional flavour and a satirical tone; this work will suit readers interested in the Italian literary tradition, especially 19th-century Italian narrative and its taste for folklore. The significance of the electronic edition is that it makes a public-domain text easy to obtain, convenient for researchers searching the original, for language learners reading in parallel, and for ordinary readers to encounter a non-English classic at low cost. One caveat: the book is in the original Italian and is a 19th-century text, whose language differs from present-day Italian, so readers must supply notes and background material themselves. It is best read as a sample of Italian regional narrative and the satirical tradition rather than as an introductory text; understanding will be fuller if read alongside historical background on the Italian unification period.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers interested in Italian literature and 19th-century European narrative
Language learners with some reading ability in Italian
Scholars studying public-domain e-books and little-known literary texts
General readers who enjoy a satirical tone and stories with regional colour

Not a good fit for

Readers with no Italian at all who need a Chinese translation
General readers expecting the pace and plot density of modern fiction
Beginner learners who need detailed notes and an introduction

Reading tips

First learn about the history of the Italian unification period before entering the text, to reduce obstacles to understanding.
Learners of Italian can read slowly with a dictionary, noting dialect and archaic expressions to build up a corpus.
Read alongside Imbriani's other works or contemporary Italian writers to observe differences in style.
Use the search function of the electronic edition to locate key passages, reading thematically by dipping in rather than reading straight through.

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Is this book a Chinese translation?

No. It is the Italian electronic edition released by Project Gutenberg, with the original text in Italian and no Chinese translation. Chinese readers who do not know Italian need a dictionary or a parallel translation, so the barrier to reading is fairly high.

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About the author

Vittorio Imbriani Author · Italian · 1840–1886

Vittorio Imbriani (1840–1886) was an Italian writer and literary critic, born in Naples in 1840 and died in Pomigliano d’Arco on 1 January 1886. He fought alongside Garibaldi and later devoted himself to collecting and arranging folk songs and tales, an interest that also shaped his literary writing and criticism. La novellaja fiorentina reflects his engagement with Tuscan folk narrative, while Fame usurpate and Mastr’Impicca show his attempts in fiction and satirical subjects. He also rediscovered Basile’s Lo cunto de li cunti, contributing to the study and circulation of the Neapolitan literary tradition. Public information is limited, but his work in folk literature and criticism has led him to be regarded as one of the important representatives of nineteenth-century Neapolitan culture.