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Daniele Cortis (novel)

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Daniele Cortis
AuthorAntonio Fogazzaro
LanguageItalian
GenreRomance
Publication date
1885
Publication placeItaly
Media typePrint

Daniele Cortis is an 1885 novel by the Italian writer Antonio Fogazzaro. The plot follows the impossible love between Daniele Cortis, an idealistic Catholic politician, and his cousin Elena, married to a man who does not understand her.[1]

Film adaptation

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In 1947 the novel was turned into a film Daniele Cortis directed by Mario Soldati and starring Vittorio Gassman and Sarah Churchill.

References

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  1. ^ Brand & Pertile p.472

Bibliography

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  • Brand, Peter & Pertile, Lino. The Cambridge History of Italian Literature. Cambridge University Press, 1999.