Project Gutenberg 2010-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 246 De Roberto, Federico 1861 1927 De Roberto, Federigo Roberto, Federico de La messa di nozze; Un sogno; La bella morte E-text prepared by Carlo Traverso, Barbara Magni, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "La messa di nozze; Un sogno; La bella morte" by Federico De Roberto is a novel written during the late 19th century. It explores themes of love, betrayal, and the human condition through the complex relationship between the main characters, Domenico Perez and Lodovico Bertini, as they navigate emotional turmoil, infidelity, and societal conventions in their quests for personal fulfillment. At the start of the story, Professor Domenico Perez is finishing a lesson on Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex" when he unexpectedly encounters his old friend Lodovico Bertini, who has returned from Florence. Their conversation reveals Bertini’s profound distress, stemming from the anticipation of his beloved woman's betrayal on the same evening he visits. The narrative intricately depicts their exploration of love and fidelity as Bertini grapples with the impending reunion of his lover, Rosanna, with her husband, whom she had previously left to be with Bertini. This introduction sets the stage for a deep exploration of the emotional complexities involved in love, loyalty, and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 46.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Italian fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 411804 2025-06-13T08:31:06.214894 text/html 410308 2010-04-30T20:55:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 199242 2010-04-30T20:57:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 289274 2025-06-13T08:31:16.660832 application/epub+zip 292625 2025-06-13T08:31:10.504886 application/epub+zip 229722 2025-06-13T08:31:08.866913 application/epub+zip 516356 2025-06-13T08:31:21.182828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486263 2025-06-13T08:31:15.474874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412130 2022-09-14T16:50:12.113735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369418 2025-06-13T08:31:05.036894 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 366156 2010-04-30T20:51:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 142399 2010-04-30T20:51:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18539 2025-06-13T08:31:21.333835 application/rdf+xml 16572 2025-06-13T08:31:09.454879 image/jpeg 3738 2025-06-13T08:31:09.162895 image/jpeg 277149 2025-06-13T08:31:06.263886 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 it.wikipedia