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The Little World of the Past (Italian: Piccolo mondo antico, lit. 'Little Ancient World'), also known in English under the titles Little Ancient World and The Patriot, is an 1895 novel by the Italian writer Antonio Fogazzaro. It was the author's most successful work and is considered to be his masterpiece.[1] Fogazzaro finished the first draft in 1884, and spent the next decade revising it.[2] The novel has an alpine backdrop, and is set in the 1850s during the Risorgimento. Fogazzaro modelled the two protagonists after his parents.
 Frontispiece of the 13th Italian edition, 1896 | |
| Author | Antonio Fogazzaro |
|---|---|
| Language | Italian |
| Genre | Historical |
Publication date | 1895 |
| Publication place | Italy |
| Media type | |
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In 1941, during the Fascist era, the novel was adapted into the film Piccolo mondo antico, directed by Mario Soldati and starring Alida Valli and Massimo Serato. The film was extremely popular, and came to be seen as a precursor of neorealism.[3]
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