Sull'Oceano [On the Ocean]. Milano: Fratelli Treves, 1897.
Title
Sull'Oceano [On the Ocean]. Milano: Fratelli Treves, 1897.
Description
De Amicis (b. 1846 Oneglia (Liguria) - 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 (though not the U.S.). It describes the tribulations of the long journey by sea on the Galileo, heading toward South (rather than North) America.
De Amicis spent time in South America, 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.
This work depicts the plight of Italian immigrants to the New World (though not the U.S.). It describes the tribulations of the long journey by sea on the Galileo, heading toward South (rather than North) America.
De Amicis spent time in South America, 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 March 6, 2026, https://italianamericanimprints.omeka.net/items/show/410.
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