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Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis by Ugo Foscolo

sakawara's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

bonko's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

i_am_lali's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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ozielbispo's review against another edition

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3.0

Em sua obra mais conhecida (Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis), o autor italiano do século XVIII, Ugo Foscolo, conta a história de Jacopo, um jovem intelectual veneziano defensor dos ideais democráticos , que escreve seus dolorosos acontecimentos ao amigo Lorenzo Alderani em várias cartas.
Forçado a deixar Veneza após o tratado de Campoformio (1797) com o qual Napoleão cedeu a República de Veneza à Áustria , refugiou-se nas Colinas Euganeanas, onde conheceu outro exilado, o Sr. T. , e se apaixonou por sua filha Teresa .

O amor se transforma em tormento quando Teresa fica noiva de Odoardo , um jovem honesto e rico, mas desprovido de entusiasmo e calor, com quem ela deve se casar para sanar as dificuldades econômicas da família.
O livro tem o mesmo estilo de " Os sofrimentos do jovem Werther" de Goethe. Mas será que o protagonista terá o mesmo destino?

Estou em um momento passageiro de leituras clássicas de escritores Italianos e estou gostando muito. Estou surpreso com a qualidade de "Os noivos" de Manzoni, leitura que iniciei recentemente.

daisycactus's review against another edition

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3.0

《Facciamo tesoro di sentimenti cari e soavi i quali ci ridestino per tutti gli anni, che ancora forse tristi e perseguitati ci avanzano, la memoria che non siamo sempre vissuti nel dolore》

chiara31's review against another edition

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slow-paced

morgause's review against another edition

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5.0

Non sapendo da dove iniziare a parlare di questo capolavoro (le parole non basterebbero), mi limiterò a dire che è uno dei libri più belli, profondi e toccanti che abbia mai letto. Un'immersione completa, travolgente e lacerante nella coscienza tumultuosa e sensibile di Jacopo.

saralasara's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

grereads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was the first book I really annotated since I had to analyse it for Italian literature class. I often don't enjoy the books I need to read as homework, but this one wasn't that bad, even though I definitely prefer Foscolo's poetry. I liked the epistolary form of the novel and the description of Jacopo's madness was quite engaging.  Unfortunately the obsolete language makes it difficult to read. Even though I know it's a characteristic of romantic literature, I'm not a fan of the exaggeration of the feelings of the characters, moreover Jacopo's constant switch between self-centredness and self-hate feels borderline hypocritical a lot of the time. You definitely need to know the historical background and basic notions of Foscolo's life to read this, in fact I would've understood way less if I didn't study this in Italian lit class.

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luds's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75