Project Gutenberg 2014-01-30 Public domain in the USA. 252 Azeglio, Massimo d' 1798 1866 D'Azeglio, Massimo Azeglio, Massimo Tapparelli, marchese d' D'Azeglio, M. (Massimo) Ettore Fieramosca: ossia, La disfida di Barletta Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ettore_Fieramosca_(novel) Wikipedia page about this book: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ettore_Fieramosca_(romanzo) Produced by Giovanni Fini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Ettore Fieramosca: ossia, La disfida di Barletta" by Massimo d'Azeglio is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. This work centers on the legendary figure Ettore Fieramosca and his involvement in the celebrated challenge of Barletta, depicting the clash between Italian and French forces during the early 16th century. The novel explores themes of honor, valor, and national identity, particularly highlighting the pride of the Italian soldiers. At the start of the narrative, the reader is transported to a picturesque evening in Barletta in April 1503, where a group of soldiers gathers near the sea, expressing camaraderie despite the looming threat of starvation. As they engage in conversation, a sense of despair emerges amidst their banter, primarily due to the dire circumstances imposed by the French siege. The opening chapters also introduce characters like the stoic Spaniard and the vibrant Italians, setting the stage for rising tensions between the two factions. Inigo, a Spanish soldier, ultimately challenges a French officer, La Motta, to a duel, igniting a fierce sense of national pride among the Italians that compels them to defend their honor against the French. This sets off a chain of events leading to the pivotal encounter that will shape the rest of the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44797/44797-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 43.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Barletta (Italy) -- History -- Siege, 1503 -- Fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi storici Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels 602357 2025-06-18T08:20:29.010513 text/html 589176 2024-10-24T01:19:54 text/html 396419 2025-06-18T08:20:37.156477 application/epub+zip 394167 2025-06-18T08:20:30.405449 application/epub+zip 335736 2025-06-18T08:20:29.814431 application/epub+zip 551102 2025-06-18T08:20:42.613470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502422 2025-06-18T08:20:36.548470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443956 2022-09-20T12:50:27.355915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 565942 2023-09-19T13:42:28.251980 text/plain 546052 2024-10-24T01:19:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16584 2025-06-18T08:20:42.766461 application/rdf+xml 20775 2025-06-18T08:20:29.925475 image/jpeg 3405 2025-06-18T08:20:29.871441 image/jpeg 346232 2025-06-18T08:20:29.074471 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