The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa (Book Analysis)
The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa (Book Analysis)
Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including ambition, sexuality and decline. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
This clear and detailed 34-page reading guide is structured as follows:
- Biography of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
- Presentation of The Leopard
- Summary of The Leopard
- Character study
- Don Fabrizio, the Prince of Salina
- Tancredi Falconeri
- Father Pirrone
- Don Calogero Sedara
- The female characters
- Bendicò
- Analysis of The Leopard
- A historical novel
- A metaphysical contemplation of man and his relationship with time and death
- A study of subjectivity
- Religion versus sensuality
About The Leopard
The Leopard tells the story of a noble family, and by extension the entire Sicilian aristocracy, in 19th-century Italy, against the backdrop of the Risorgimento and Italian unification. Although it is primarily a historical novel, it also has a significant autobiographical dimension and stands out in particular for the importance it accords to the subjectivity of the hero.
Although it did not meet with immediate popular success, The Leopard is now the best-selling novel in Italian history and was adapted into a film by the Italian director Visconti, winning the Palme d’Or at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival.
About Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa was an Italian writer who wrote short stories, literary studies and a single novel. He was a member of the Sicilian aristocracy and served as a lieutenant in both World Wars.
The Leopard was Lampedusa’s only novel, written shortly before his death, but he never lived to see it published. He was awarded Italy’s prestigious Strega Prize posthumously.
Product details
ISBN | 9782806294876 |
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Publisher | Plurilingua Publishing |
Collection | Brightsummaries.com |
Format | |
Pages | 34 |
File size | 1.2 MB |