Giovanni Verga takes the French Naturalism of Zola and adapts it to the dry, brutal landscape of Sicily ( I Malavoglia ).
The third volume of Storia europea della letteratura italiana , titled (Literary Modernity), covers the period from the late 18th century to the early 20th century. It explores how Italian literature integrated into the broader European cultural landscape during the transition from the Enlightenment to Romanticism and eventually to the avant-gardes. 1. The Crisis of the Old World (Late 1700s) Storia europea della letteratura italiana - III...
This is the era of and Giacomo Leopardi . Italian literature moves away from "provincial" styles to engage with the great European debates. Giovanni Verga takes the French Naturalism of Zola
The struggle to find a "national voice" while constantly looking toward Paris, London, and Berlin for the latest philosophical and stylistic innovations. The struggle to find a "national voice" while
Unlike the French "progress," Verga’s world is one of "vinti" (the defeated), where change is impossible. 4. Decadence and the End of Certainties (Early 1900s)
A fragmented Italy slowly becoming part of a restless, industrializing Europe.