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Giovanni Verga

Giovanni Verga

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Born September 2, 1840 in Catania, Italy

Died January 27, 1922

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Giovanni Carmelo Verga (1840–1922) was an Italian realist (verista) writer, best known for his depictions of life in his native Sicily, especially the short story (and later play) Cavalleria rusticana and the novel often considered his masterpiece, I Malavoglia (The House by the Medlar Tree).

Starting with historical and patriotic novels, Verga went on to write novels in which psychological observation was combined with romantic elements, as in Eva (1873), Tigre reale (1873; “Royal Tigress”), and Eros (1875). These sentimental works were later referred to by Verga as novels “of elegance and adultery.” Eventually he developed the powers that made him prominent among the European novelists of the late 19th century, and within a few years he produced his masterpieces: the short stories of Vita dei campi (1880; “Life in the Fields”) and Novelle rusticane (1883; Little Novels of Sicily), the great novels I malavoglia (1881) and Mastro-don Gesualdo (1889), and Cavalleria rusticana (1884), a play rewritten from a short story, which became immensely popular as an opera (1890) by Pietro Mascagni.

His reputation was slow to develop, but modern critics have assessed him as one of the greatest of all Italian novelists. His influence was particularly marked on the post-World War II generation of Italian authors; a landmark film of the Neorealist cinema movement, Luchino Visconti’s Terra trema (1948; The Earth Trembles), was based on I malavoglia.

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I riassuntini Poster

I riassuntini TV Series2018

Cavalleria rusticana Poster

Cavalleria rusticana Feature Film2013

The House by the Medlar Tree Poster

The House by the Medlar Tree Feature Film2010

Little Boy Red Poster

Little Boy Red Feature Film2007

The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Poster

The Metropolitan Opera HD Live TV Series2006

Unwillingly: Di malavoglia Video2004

Cavalleria rusticana Poster

Cavalleria rusticana TV Movie1996

La lupa Feature Film1996

Sparrow Feature Film1993

Cavalleria rusticana Poster

Cavalleria rusticana TV Movie1990

Parasztbecsület TV Movie1989

Dramma d'amore Mini-Series1983

Cavalleria rusticana Poster

Cavalleria rusticana TV Movie1982

Sto dromo tou Lamore Poster

Sto dromo tou Lamore Feature Film1979

The Metropolitan Opera Presents Poster

The Metropolitan Opera Presents TV Series1977

The Bandit Poster

The Bandit Feature Film1969

The Lively Arts Poster

The Lively Arts TV Series1969

Cavalleria rusticana Poster

Cavalleria rusticana TV Movie1968

Il novelliere: Ritratto di Giovanni Verga TV Movie1967

Mastro Don Gesualdo Poster

Mastro Don Gesualdo Mini-Series1964

Cavalleria rusticana TV Movie1963

Racconti dell'Italia di ieri TV Series1961

Cavalleria rusticana TV Movie1954

Fatal Desire Poster

Fatal Desire Feature Film1953

The Devil Is a Woman Poster

The Devil Is a Woman Feature Film1953

Grande Teatro Tupi Poster

Grande Teatro Tupi TV Series1951

La Terra Trema Poster

La Terra Trema Feature Film1948

La storia di una capinera Poster

La storia di una capinera Feature Film1943

Cavalleria rusticana Poster

Cavalleria rusticana Feature Film1939

Cavalleria rusticana Poster

Cavalleria rusticana Feature Film1924

Il marito di Elena Feature Film1921

Eva Feature Film1919

Caccia al lupo Feature Film1917

La storia di una capinera Feature Film1917

Cavalleria rusticana Feature Film1916

Cavalleria rusticana Feature Film1916

Tigre reale Poster

Tigre reale Feature Film1916

Cavalleria Rusticana: Trinklied Short Film1911

Cavalleria rusticana Feature Film1910

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