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1895 novel by Antonio Fogazzaro From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Little World of the Past (Italian:Piccolo mondo antico) is an 1895 novel by the Italian writer Antonio Fogazzaro. It was the author's most successful work, 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 | |
The novel is also known in English under the titles Little Ancient World and The Patriot.
In 1941, during the Fascist era, the novel was adapted into a 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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