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100 1 _aRovani, Giuseppe,
_d1818-1874
245 1 0 _aValenzia Candiano: Racconto
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2004-03-01
508 _aProduced by Claudio Paganelli, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Project in common with Progetto Manuzio, http://www.liberliber.it We thank the Biblioteca Sormani di Milano for the images
520 _a"Valenzia Candiano: Racconto" by Giuseppe Rovani is a historical novel written during the mid-19th century. The narrative is set against the backdrop of Venice, intertwining themes of love, societal pressure, and political intrigue. It follows the story of the ammiraglio Candiano and his daughter, Valenzia, whose fate becomes entangled with powerful families and tragic events, including a controversial marriage proposal to the son of the infamous Visconti family. The opening of the novel introduces a tense meeting of the council of Ten in the Ducal Palace of Venice, where discussions regarding military expenses and political maneuvering unfold amidst an atmosphere thick with suspicion and ambition. The character of ammiraglio Candiano is established, embodying a mix of honor and impending conflict as an unexpected accusation emerges from the "gola del leone." The couple's struggle is set against the backdrop of Valenzia's perceived beauty and the pivotal societal laws of Venice that dictate her fate. This segment sets the tone for a story filled with complexity, as the threads of destiny bind the characters to the whims of love and the harsh realities of their world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aVenice (Italy : Province) -- History -- 697-1508 -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11497
999 _c52943
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