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The Piazza

Herman MelvilleSeries: Piazza Tales
3.8
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Duration
38m
Year
2018
Language
English
Publisher
Dreamscape Media

About

Written as an introductory story to “The Piazza Tales”, the protagonist of “The Piazza”, idealizes a radiant spot on the mountain he looks upon from his piazza. Traveling to the spot he realizes it is a house, occupied by the unhappy girl Marianna, who longs to see the lucky individual who lives in the white house she looks upon from her window. The narrator realizes he has been the object of a fantasy alike to his own, and leaves thinking how all idealism is an illusion.

Related Subjects

  • Classics
  • Adult Fiction
  • Literary
  • Short Stories (single author)
  • General
  • Dreamscape

Extended Details

  • SeriesPiazza Tales

    Artists

    Herman MelvilleAuthor
    Mark OwenReader

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