Project Gutenberg 2014-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 254 Scarfoglio, Edoardo 1860 1917 Tartarin Il libro di Don Chisciotte Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, 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) "Il libro di Don Chisciotte" by Edoardo Scarfoglio is a literary work written in the late 19th century. The text appears to explore themes of literature and criticism through the lens of the iconic character Don Quixote, using him as a metaphor for the state of contemporary literary artistry in Italy. Scarfoglio, drawing inspiration from Cervantes' classic, likely seeks to challenge prevailing notions of literary merit and artistic identity. The opening of the book establishes a reflective tone, with the author recounting his return to Rome and subsequent reception by his peers, who mock his critical interpretations of Italian literature. He likens his struggle against the literary establishment to Don Quixote's battles against windmills, suggesting both a sense of idealism and absurdity in his pursuits. Scarfoglio articulates a passionate plea for a renaissance in Italian literature, advocating for a deeper understanding of artistic heritage and a rejection of superficial trends, all while adopting the role of a crusader for artistic integrity akin to Cervantes' beloved knight. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 33.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Literature, Modern -- 19th century -- History and criticism Italian literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism PQ Text IT Letteratura Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 684101 2025-07-19T04:03:57.150019 text/html 660301 2024-10-24T10:54:30 text/html 369261 2025-07-19T04:04:04.570990 application/epub+zip 373766 2025-07-19T04:03:58.415957 application/epub+zip 355166 2025-07-19T04:03:57.786962 application/epub+zip 548160 2025-07-19T04:04:09.391894 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504778 2025-07-19T04:04:03.958962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486465 2022-09-21T10:22:18.290738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 635086 2025-07-19T04:03:56.392982 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 615110 2024-10-24T10:54:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16974 2025-07-19T04:04:09.521902 application/rdf+xml 23878 2025-07-19T04:03:57.877988 image/jpeg 3595 2025-07-19T04:03:57.831954 image/jpeg 347629 2025-07-19T04:03:57.210011 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