Sull'Oceano [On the Ocean]. Milano: Fratelli Treves, 1897. 

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Sull'Oceano [On the Ocean]. Milano: Fratelli Treves, 1897. 

Description

De Amicis (b. 1846 Piedmonte-Sardegna - d. 1908 Bordighera, Italy) was a novelist, journalist, travel-writer, poet and short-story writer. In 1896, just a year before publication of Sull'Oceano, De Amicis became a member of the Italian Socialist Party.

This work depicts the plight of Italian immigrants to the New World. It describes the tribulations of the long journey by sea on the Galileo, heading toward South (rather than North) America.

De Amicis spent time there, particularly, Montevideo in Uruguay. There he was initiated to the Scottish Rite Freemasonry. He gave the public greeting speech in honor of the mason Giovanni Bovio. More famous than Sull'Oceano are his works Cuore and the non-fiction travelogue Constantinople. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1901.

Creator

Edmondo De Amicis

Publisher

[n.p.]

Date

1897

Format

19 x 14cm; 422 p.

Language

Italian

Citation

Edmondo De Amicis, “Sull'Oceano [On the Ocean]. Milano: Fratelli Treves, 1897. ,” Italian-Language American Imprints: The Periconi Collection, accessed April 19, 2024, https://italianamericanimprints.omeka.net/items/show/410.

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