The Little World of the Past
novel by Fogazzaro
Also known as: “Piccolo mondo antico”
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discussed in biography
- In Antonio Fogazzaro
…work, Piccolo mondo antico (1896; The Little World of the Past), was highly acclaimed, even by critics unsympathetic to his religious and philosophical ideas.
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place in Italian literature
- In Italian literature: The veristi and other narrative writers
…work, Piccolo mondo antico (1895; The Little World of the Past), is a nostalgic look back to a supposedly less individualistic age when inner tranquillity was seemingly achieved by devotion to a shared ideal. The veristi had a leavening effect on Italian literature generally, and their influence can be discerned,…
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