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100	1		_aBarrili, Anton Giulio, _d1836-1908
245	1	3	_aLa spada di fuoco
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2023
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2023-02-11
508			_aBarbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library)
520			_a"La spada di fuoco: racconto" by Anton Giulio Barrili is a novel written in the early 20th century. The opening sets the stage in a Roman theater, where the recently widowed Duchess Serena attends a performance of Verdi's "Aida" after a decade of absence from the social scene. The narrative unfolds around themes of beauty, social expectations, and the passage of time as Serena contemplates her past and the changes that time has wrought upon her and those around her. The opening of the story introduces us to Duchess Serena as she arrives at the Apollo Theater, experiencing a mixture of nostalgia and curiosity about her own image in society after ten years. She is accompanied by her older friend, Marchesa Flora, and while she observes the audience’s reactions to her presence with a mix of pride and anxiety, she reflects on her life, the loss of her husband, and the lingering feelings she holds for Count Massimo, who is conspicuously absent. The narrative hints at an undercurrent of romantic tension as she grapples with the implications of love, beauty, and her status in the social hierarchy, setting a rich emotional scene that invites readers to explore the complexities of love and loss in a changing world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cItaly: Treves, 1909
653			_aItalian fiction -- 19th century
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70020
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