Project Gutenberg 2009-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 102 Boito, Arrigo 1842 1918 Brognoligo, Gioachino 1867 1932 Novelle e riviste drammatiche Produced by Claudio Paganelli, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Novelle e riviste drammatiche" by Arrigo Boito is a collection of novellas and dramatic essays written in the late 19th century. This volume features three largely unknown novellas, including "L'alfier nero," "Iberia," and "Il trapezio," along with critical reviews of various dramatic works of the time. The collection delves into themes of race, identity, and the complexities of human relationships, exploring historical and contemporary issues through the lens of fiction and criticism. The opening of "L'alfier nero" introduces a high-stakes chess match between an American gentleman and a wealthy black man nicknamed "Oncle Tom." Set in a Swiss hotel, the narrative captures a tense atmosphere as the two players engage in a battle of wits amid discussions surrounding racial tensions and societal attitudes toward black individuals in the context of slavery. The match becomes a metaphor for the struggle of identity and power dynamics as Tom, despite facing prejudices, reveals extraordinary skill and cunning in the game, leading to an unexpected climax. This juxtaposition of dialogue among onlookers and the chess match challenges the readers to reflect on deeper themes of race and dignity in the face of societal stereotypes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 40.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. it French drama -- 19th century -- History and criticism Chess -- Fiction PQ Text IT Racconti Category: Short Stories 368614 2025-08-12T04:45:08.906005 text/html 368435 2025-01-12T04:52:28.355170 text/html 215789 2025-08-12T04:45:16.063952 application/epub+zip 220282 2025-08-12T04:45:11.740959 application/epub+zip 211992 2025-08-12T04:45:10.640966 application/epub+zip 441893 2025-08-12T04:45:19.351888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414452 2025-08-12T04:45:15.367993 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373090 2022-09-13T11:45:50.511677 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335675 2025-08-12T04:45:08.566943 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 332846 2021-01-05T02:46:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17940 2025-08-12T04:45:19.478886 application/rdf+xml 17440 2025-08-12T04:45:11.116955 image/jpeg 4280 2025-08-12T04:45:10.878935 image/jpeg 132960 2021-01-05T02:46:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 216400 2025-08-12T04:45:08.936961 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia