Petty Tyrants

Rovetta, Gerolamo, 1854-1910Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 62K words
Chapters: 7

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.Tiranni minimi by Gerolamo RovettaAuthor: Rovetta, Gerolamo, 1854-1910,Language: Italian, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Jan 6, 2009

Editor's review

Tiranni minimi is a work by the Italian author Gerolamo Rovetta (1854–1910) and belongs to Italian literature. Rovetta was active in the Italian literary world from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century, and his writing often engages with social realities and the circumstances of his characters; this book can be seen as an entry point into Italian narrative literature of that period. The work is written in Italian, and its length and structure suit readers with an interest in modern Italian literature who wish to work through it gradually. Reading it requires some command of Italian and ideally some familiarity with the Italian social context of the time in order to grasp the social significance of the characters and plot. For ordinary Chinese readers the language barrier is high, and it is better suited as supplementary reading for foreign-literature research or language study.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers learning Italian who wish to engage with literary works in the original
Scholars and students studying late nineteenth-century Italian literature
Readers interested in novels about modern Italian society

Not a good fit for

Ordinary readers with no reading ability in Italian at all
Readers seeking only a Chinese translation for easy reading
Beginners with no knowledge of nineteenth-century Italian social context

Reading tips

First learn about Rovetta's life and times and the social background of post-unification Italy before entering the text
While reading, note the relationships and social identities of characters to help follow the plot
Read slowly with an Italian dictionary, marking dialect or period terms first and looking them up afterward
After finishing, compare with works by Italian writers of the same period, comparing themes and methods

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FAQ

Is there a Chinese translation of this book?

According to available information, the book is an Italian-language original e-book, and no Chinese translation is indicated. Chinese readers who wish to read it need Italian proficiency or must find relevant translation resources themselves.

What kind of writer was Rovetta?

Gerolamo Rovetta, born in 1854 and died in 1910, was an Italian author whose works are classified under Italian literature. The available information provides no further biographical details; readers may consult literary-history reference works for more.

Is this book suitable for learning Italian?

It can serve as reading material in original Italian, but the work reflects late nineteenth-century language habits and may not suit beginners. It is advisable to attempt it after reaching an intermediate or higher level of Italian, with annotations and a dictionary at hand.

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Rovetta, Gerolamo, 1854-1910 Author

Gerolamo Rovetta (1854–1910) was an Italian author, with fourteen of his works held in this collection. Because public information is limited, the details of his life are difficult to describe at length, yet the surviving titles give a fair picture of his writing: he produced both novels and plays, and his representative works include Mater dolorosa, Casta diva, La baraonda, La moglie di Sua Eccellenza, L'idolo, La Signorina: Romanzo, Sott'acqua: racconto, and the three-act comedy La trilogia di Dorina. These works mostly take social reality and family ethics as their themes, unfolding their plots with care and giving their characters a marked dramatic tension, which shows that he was skilled in both narrative and stage writing. In this collection his works are classified under inspirational growth, suggesting that in the Chinese context they are regarded as reading with an edifying quality.