Project Gutenberg 2015-07-25 Public domain in the USA. 353 Pascarella, Cesare 1858 1940 Prose (1880-1890) Memorie d'uno smemorato -- Il modello -- Il manichino -- In ciociaria -- Il pianto delle zitelle -- Monte Giano -- Un congresso alpino (1887) -- Gita sentimentale -- Le "capanne" di Ripetta -- Il mio pellegrinaggio -- Carciofolata -- Il Caffè Greco. 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) "Prose (1880-1890)" by Cesare Pascarella is a collection of essays and writings penned during the late 19th century. The work explores the lives and experiences of various artists and models, depicting the exuberance, struggles, and tragedies inherent in the pursuit of art and personal expression in the cultural milieu of Italy. The opening of the book introduces us to a crowded studio shared by artists living in a cramped attic beset by distractions, including a trombone-playing neighbor and the clang of a piano. The narrators, who are struggling artists, discuss the necessity of finding a suitable workspace, prompting them to explore different studios around Rome. They encounter a diverse mix of characters, including a melancholic painter contemplating a move to Naples and a group of eccentric artists with unique views on their craft. Through these interactions, Pascarella sets a humorous yet poignant tone that examines the precarious existence of artists and the relentless quest for artistic authenticity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Italian wit and humor Italian literature PQ Text IT Umorismo Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Art 566890 2025-07-20T04:03:52.990042 text/html 544264 2024-10-24T17:46:45 text/html 315870 2025-07-20T04:04:00.298044 application/epub+zip 317009 2025-07-20T04:03:54.225021 application/epub+zip 313236 2025-07-20T04:03:53.621087 application/epub+zip 463611 2025-07-20T04:04:04.861971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438860 2025-07-20T04:03:59.671033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435474 2022-09-22T12:25:05.965308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518571 2025-07-20T04:03:52.124052 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 498737 2024-10-24T17:46:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17568 2025-07-20T04:04:05.069992 application/rdf+xml 14732 2025-07-20T04:03:53.712049 image/jpeg 2573 2025-07-20T04:03:53.667068 image/jpeg 286070 2025-07-20T04:03:53.041035 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