Cecilia a Story of Modern Rome

By F. Marion Crawford

Book Overview

Cecilia: A Story of Modern Rome is a novel written by F. Marion Crawford. The story is set in Rome, Italy, in the late 19th century and explores the themes of love, family, and societal expectations.The protagonist, Cecilia, is a young woman from a wealthy and traditional Roman family. She is engaged to a man named Giovanni, who is also from a wealthy family. However, Cecilia is not in love with Giovanni and is instead infatuated with a young artist named Angelo. As Cecilia struggles with her feelings and societal pressures to conform, she must navigate the complexities of love and family.The novel also delves into the political and social climate of Rome during this time period, including the tension between the traditional Roman aristocracy and the rising middle class. Through the characters' experiences, the reader gains insight into the challenges of navigating societal expectations while also pursuing personal fulfillment.Overall, Cecilia: A Story of Modern Rome is a captivating tale of love, family, and societal pressures set against the backdrop of a changing Rome.1902. With frontispiece. F. Marion Crawford was one of the more famous authors in the English-speaking world at the time of his death in 1909. He wrote over forty novels, most of which were in the style of disposable romances popular at the time. He also wrote stories of the horror and occult, which are generally the ones for which he is remembered today. Cecilia begins: Two men were sitting side by side on a stone bench in the forgotten garden of the Arcadian Society, in Rome; and it was in early spring, not long ago. Few people, Romans or strangers, ever find their way to that lonely and beautiful spot beyond the Tiber, niched in a hollow of the Janiculum below San Pietro in Montorio, where Beatrice Cenci sleeps. The Arcadians were men and women who loved poetry in an artificial time, took names of shepherds and shepherdesses, rhymed as best they could, met in pleasant places to recite their verses, and played that the world was young, and gentle, and sweet, and unpoisoned, just when it had declined to one of its recurring periods of vicious old age. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162726636
• ISBN13: 9781162726632
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"