Italian Stories A Dual-Language Book

Eleven great stories in original Italian with vivid, accurate English translations on facing pages, teaching and practice aids, Italian-English vocabulary, more. Chronologically arranged stories by Boccaccio, Machiavelli, d'Annunzio, Pirandello and Moravia, plus significant works by lesser-knowns.

FOREWORD
GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO
  "Il Decamerone: Giornata Ottava, Novella Terza "
  "The Decameron: Eighth Day, Third Story "
NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI
  Belfagor; Novella del demonio che prese moglie
  Belfagor; Story of the Devil Who Took a Wife
MATTEO BANDELLO
  Madonna Zilia
  Madonna Zilia
GIOVANNI VERGA
  Rosso Malpelo
  Rosso Malpelo
ANTONIO FOGAZZARO
  Un' idea di Ermes Torranza
  An Idea of Hermes Torranza
RENATO FUCINI
  La Fonte de Pietrarsa
  The Fountain of Pietrarsa
GABRIELE D'ANNUNZIO
  Gli Idolatri
  The Idolaters
LUIGI PIRANDELLO
  Marsina stretta
  The Tight Frock-Coat
ALDO PALAZZESCHI
  Bistino e il signor marchese
  Bistino and the Marquis
CORRADO ALVARO
  I Giocàttoli Rotti
  The Broken Toys
ALBERTO MORAVIA
  La Concorrenza
  Competition
NOTES
QUESTIONNAIRE
VOCABULARY