The Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis

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By Ugo Foscolo

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The Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis by Ugo Foscolo is a poignant epistolary novel capturing the emotional and political struggles of its protagonist, Jacopo Ortis. Set against the backdrop of Napoleonic Italy, it explores themes of love, patriotism, and existential despair as Jacopo writes letters revealing his deep passion for a woman he cannot have and his disillusionment with the political state of his country. The novel poignantly intertwines personal anguish with broader societal concerns.
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This book may appeal to you if you're intrigued by passionate personal correspondence set against the turbulent backdrop of Napoleonic Europe. You'll find an emotional exploration of unrequited love, political disillusionment, and the quest for one's identity, all woven through the intimate letters of a troubled young man.

The Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis

Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis is a masterly prose work by one of Italy's most celebrated poets, and perhaps the greatest Italian novel of the Romantic movement.

A unique edition of a masterly prose work by one of Italy’s most celebrated poets, and perhaps the greatest Italian novel of the Romantic movement.

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Saddened with his country’s loss of freedom, disillusioned with life and racked with loneliness and ennui, university student Jacopo Ortis can only find some comfort in the company of his friends and in his love for Teresa.

But when his studies call him back to Padua and he is separated from her, Jacopo’s torments become unbearable, and he feels that there is only one way out of his misery – a symbolic gesture against fate, God and all the tyrants of this world.

Allegedly based on the real-life tragic story of the Italian student Girolamo Ortis, and suffused with the author’s own autobiographical experiences, The Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis is a masterly prose work by one of Italy’s most celebrated poets, and perhaps the greatest Italian novel of the Romantic movement.

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The Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis is noted for Foscolo's insightful social awareness, which appears with unexpected clarity throughout the novel. This quality has been remarked upon as both astonishing and almost anarchically clear in its expression.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781847498403

Publisher: Alma Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 May 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Alma Classics

Contributors:

Translated by J.G. Nichols

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 166g

Pages: 160

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About the Author

Ugo Foscolo (1778–1827) is one of the most popular and studied Italian poets. He is most famous for his long poem ‘On Sepulchres’, and his unfinished work The Graces. After a life of wanderings, he ended up in London, where he spent the last eleven years of his life mixing with high society and the greatest writers of the day, including Lord Byron. He died in poverty in Turnham Green, now part of London, and his tomb can still be seen in the Chiswick Old Cemetery.