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100 1 _aBettoni, Paolo
245 1 0 _aTre racconti sentimentali
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2006-02-27
508 _aProduced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Tre racconti sentimentali" by Paolo Bettoni is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. The stories explore themes of virtue, vice, and the struggles of the impoverished in Milan during challenging social conditions. The prominent characters are often weak individuals grappling with moral dilemmas, as seen through the lens of their societal contexts. The opening portion introduces the first story, "Vizio, Miseria e Virtù," set in a dilapidated tenement in Milan, characterized by its grim and unsanitary conditions. We are introduced to Tribolo, an elderly tenant who has survived numerous hardships yet engages in unscrupulous acts such as usury. His interactions with other residents, including a destitute mason's family grappling with sudden loss and poverty, unfold against a backdrop of despair and moral complexity. The narrative hints at the struggle for survival faced by the tenants, especially young Cecilia, who becomes a target of exploitation by Tribolo and another character, the wealthy shopkeeper, thereby exploring the intricate relationship between poverty and moral degradation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17874
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