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    Works of Italian Literature 'I Vicere,' 'Gli Indifferenti,' and 'Il Giorno della Civetta' Analyzed

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    The standpoint of a history student is taken in the examination of these Italian literary works that consists of seven pages. There are no other sources cited in the bibliography.

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    A Student of Italian History Considering "I Vicere," "Gli Indifferenti" and "Il Giorno della Civetta" by Tracy Gregory, October 2001 -- for more information  on using this paper properly! In order to gain a true appreciation for the times, a student of history must not merely peruse textbooks. Fictional literature representing certain  epochs can often provide a more enlightened perspective than any primary or secondary historical source. These works enable the student to actually view the time periods through the eyes  and experiences of the characters who are living through them. The point of view in which the books are written can also offer additional insight into the prevailing political  or social attitudes of the respective times. Italy has had a long and complex history of religious devotion, corruption, moral decadence, and competing political ideologies. After World War  I, Western history and literature went into a period known as realism, in which art reflected the horrors brought about by war. Ever on the cutting edge, Italian authors  decided to take the genre one step further, creating a major artistic movement known as neorealism, which as the name implies, was a new way of looking at the world.  It is also a new way for a student to look at Italian history, as represented in Federico de Robertos I Vicere (The Viceroys), Alberto Moravias Gli Indifferenti (The  Time of Indifference), and Leonardo Sciascias Il Giorno della Civetta (The Day of the Owl). Federico de Roberto was once regarded as one of Italys premier novelists, but unfortunately, his  reputation has not withstood the test of time. De Robertos works have been largely forgotten, except for his 1894 novel, I Vicere, which provides a chronicle of noble Sicilian 

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