Project Gutenberg 2010-10-15 Public domain in the USA. 114 Giacosa, Giuseppe 1847 1906 Giacosa, G. (Giuseppe) Resa a discrezione Teatro in prosa vol. II Wikipedia page about this book: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resa_a_discrezione Produced by Carlo Traverso, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Resa a discrezione" by Giuseppe Giacosa is a play written in the late 19th century. This comedic work unfolds in a fashionable drawing room setting, showcasing the interactions and conversations among a group of aristocratic characters, chiefly focusing on the Marchesa Elena di Roveglia. The theme revolves around the dynamics of love, courtship, and societal expectations, as the characters engage in witty banter and reveal their personal motivations and sentiments. The opening of the play introduces a gathering of women and a male servant discussing social dynamics while they await the arrival of their male counterparts. We see Elena, a widow, and her friends making light conversations tinged with themes of romance and societal perspectives on male-female relations. The arrival of various characters, including the Marchese Teodoro and the cavalier Andrea Sarni, prompts deeper discussions about love and ambition, revealing Elena's intriguing plan to keep Andrea from embarking on a polar expedition and exploring how her genuine feelings conflict with her playful schemes. This introduction sets the stage for a mixture of comedy and emotional depth as the characters navigate their complex relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. it Comedy plays Italian drama -- 19th century PQ Text IT Teatro in prosa Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 214315 2025-08-14T03:50:16.290339 text/html 218409 2010-10-15T15:44:52 text/html 144029 2025-08-14T03:50:25.242278 application/epub+zip 146425 2025-08-14T03:50:19.512332 application/epub+zip 135797 2025-08-14T03:50:18.145326 application/epub+zip 303688 2025-08-14T03:50:28.492277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459337 2025-08-14T03:50:24.270314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440311 2022-09-15T12:16:33.206749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153702 2025-08-14T03:50:15.284342 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152405 2010-10-15T15:44:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19241 2025-08-14T03:50:28.627270 application/rdf+xml 13889 2025-08-14T03:50:18.672308 image/jpeg 3604 2025-08-14T03:50:18.404305 image/jpeg 57301 2010-10-15T15:44:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 64700 2010-10-15T15:44:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 135968 2025-08-14T03:50:16.304339 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 en.wikipedia