Don Giovanni in Sicilia (novel) explained
| Don Giovanni in Sicilia |
| Author: | Vitaliano Brancati |
| Country: | Italy |
| Language: | Italian |
| Genre: | Fiction narrative |
| Published: | 1941 |
| Media Type: | Print |
| Isbn: | 9788806188672 |
| Oclc: | 917487376 |
Don Giovanni in Sicilia is a novel by Vitaliano Brancati, published in 1941.[1]
The main character of the novel, Giovanni Percolla, is used to depict the scenario of male sexual conceit (in Italian: gallismo) characterising Sicily in the late 1930s.[2] [3]
In 1967, director Alberto Lattuada adapted the novel into a film of the same name.
References
- Book: Marrone. Gaetana. Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies: A-J, Volume 1. 2006. Taylor & Francis. 1579583903. 310.
- Web site: "Don Giovanni in Sicilia" di Vitaliano Brancati, l’analisi di uno stereotipo presente nella nostra società . Liberiamo.it. 9 March 2016. it. Lo Presti. Luana. 18 September 2014.
- Web site: Vitaliano Brancati: Don Giovanni in Sicilia. Lettura d'autore. Raiscuola.Rai.it. RAI. 9 March 2016. it. 10 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310030040/http://www.raiscuola.rai.it/articoli/vitaliano-brancati-don-giovanni-in-sicilia-letture-dautore/3096/default.aspx. dead.
