Project Gutenberg 2014-09-12 Public domain in the USA. 149 Tommaseo, Niccolò 1802 1874 Tommaseo, Nicolò Tommaseo, Niccolo Tommaseo, Nicolo Il duca d'Atene Produced by Giovanni Fini, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Il duca d'Atene" by Niccolò Tommaseo is a historical narrative written in the mid-19th century. The book is largely centered around the political turmoil and conspiracies in Florence, focusing on the character of Antonio degli Adimari and his daughter Matilde, amid the oppressive rule of the duke, Gualtieri. Through the lens of political intrigue and personal conflict, it explores themes of love, betrayal, and the quest for freedom. The opening of the narrative introduces us to a tense atmosphere in Florence, where conspirators plot against the duke. We meet Tile de' Cavicciuli and Filippo Bordoni, who discuss the impending conspiracy to overthrow Gualtieri. The conversation unveils the motivations behind their actions, driven by both personal vendettas and a desire for liberty. Meanwhile, Matilde, unaware of the political machinations surrounding her, is caught in her own emotional turmoil, torn between her love for Rinaldo, a foreign knight, and the dangers that her father's political involvement entails. The stage is set for an impending clash between the forces of tyranny and those yearning for liberty, creating an atmosphere thick with suspense and foreshadowing future conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Gualtieri di Brienne, duca di Atene, -1356 -- Fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi storici Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 420983 2025-07-19T03:44:21.831303 text/html 405090 2024-10-24T10:44:18 text/html 196596 2025-07-19T03:44:26.847207 application/epub+zip 202091 2025-07-19T03:44:22.694251 application/epub+zip 199225 2025-07-19T03:44:22.279257 application/epub+zip 310658 2025-07-19T03:44:30.143204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279158 2025-07-19T03:44:26.423226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276867 2022-09-21T09:51:06.474841 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391005 2025-07-19T03:44:21.443240 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 371172 2024-10-24T10:44:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17358 2025-07-19T03:44:30.270214 application/rdf+xml 11320 2025-07-19T03:44:22.345258 image/jpeg 2981 2025-07-19T03:44:22.312271 image/jpeg 231002 2025-07-19T03:44:21.874263 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