by Gabriele d'Annunzio · Ediciones Perelló · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788419365958
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Considered Gabriele d'Annunzio's masterpiece, 'Il piacere' is a seminal work of Italian decadence. Set in the aristocratic and decadent Rome of the late 19th century, the story follows Andrea Sperelli, an aesthetic dandy who seeks absolute pleasure through art and sensuality. His life becomes a labyrinth of ambiguity as he finds himself torn between two women: Elena, the embodiment of fatal passion, and Maria, a symbol of unattainable purity. This work explores the existential dissatisfaction of an elite attempting to transcend reality through beauty, only to discover the emptiness behind their ambitions.
