Under the Shadow of Etna: Sicilian Stories
Giovanni Verga
Read by Mary J
The short stories of Giovanni Verga, one of the leading authors of Italian verismo, or realism, tell mostly of working-class characters in rural, 19th-century Sicily. One of these stories, "Rustic Chivalry," or "Cavalleria rusticana," was the basis for the opera of the same name by Mascagni. - Summary by Mary J (2 hr 14 min)
Chapters
| Introduction | 4:37 | Read by Mary J |
| How Peppa Loved Gramigna | 14:38 | Read by Mary J |
| Jeli the Shepherd Part 1 | 19:37 | Read by Mary J |
| Jeli the Shepherd Part 2 | 19:57 | Read by Mary J |
| Jeli the Shepherd Part 3 | 21:17 | Read by Mary J |
| Rustic Chivalry | 11:24 | Read by Mary J |
| La Lupa | 9:15 | Read by Mary J |
| The Story of St. Joseph's Ass | 21:39 | Read by Mary J |
| The Bereaved | 11:47 | Read by Mary J |