Enrico Pea (1881–1958)
Autore di Moscardino
Serie
Opere di Enrico Pea
Il romanzo di Moscardino. Moscardino, Il Volto Santo, Magoometto, Il servitore del Diavolo (2008) 4 copie
Solaio 2 copie
Moscardino. Il servitore del diavolo — Autore — 2 copie
Peccati in piazza 1 copia
Il trenino dei sassi 1 copia
Lo spaventacchio 1 copia
La maremmana 1 copia
Rosa di Sion 1 copia
Fole — Autore — 1 copia
Arie bifolchine 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1881-10-29
- Data di morte
- 1958-08-11
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Italia
- Luogo di nascita
- Seravezza, Lucca, Italia
- Luogo di morte
- Forte dei Marmi, Lucca, Italia
Utenti
Recensioni
Premi e riconoscimenti
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 17
- Utenti
- 63
- Popolarità
- #268,028
- Voto
- 3.5
- Recensioni
- 1
- ISBN
- 6
- Lingue
- 1
The story is narrated by Moscardino's grandson, toward the end of his grandfather's life. Moscardino lives an idyllic and privileged existence in Lunigiana in the mid-19th century. The boys are incredibly spoiled, and their parents are impossibly demanding, so much so that their servants stay only long enough to receive their monthly wages before quitting. Cleofe, a beautiful young woman from the hills overlooking the town, is hired to care for the household. Don Moscardino falls hopelessly in love with Cleofe, as he is mesmerized by her milky skin and "chestnut rind" colored eyes, as he views her nakedness through the keyhole of her room. He is savagely jealous of her, and tells her that the only way out of his misery will be to kill her. He pulls out a knife but cannot bring himself to take her life. Instead, he falls on the knife and disembowels himself. He is committed to a lunatic asylum, where he regains his sense of sanity, along with his tender love for Cleofe.
This was a beautifully written and translated novella. However, I found the story to be quite dull and aimless, with too many diversions. Several pages toward the end were spent discussing a neighbor's dog, with an additional lengthy description of Moscardino's pet rooster. Some may like this novella better than I did, so I will only marginally recommend it.… (altro)