The Angel in the House — Page 3
The Churl 101
Il Villano 101
The Abdication 102
L'Abdicazione 102
BOOK II.
LIBRO II.
THE PROLOGUE 105
IL PROLOGO 105
I. ACCEPTED 109
I. ACCETTATO 109
Preludes:
Preludi:
1. The Song of Songs 109
1. Il Cantico dei Cantici 109
2. The Kites 110
2. Gli Aquiloni 110
3. Orpheus 111
3. Orfeo 111
4. Nearest the Dearest 111
4. Il Più Vicino al Più Caro 111
5. Perspective 112
5. Prospettiva 112
Accepted 112
Accettato 112
II. THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE 116
II. IL CORSO DEL VERO AMORE 116
Preludes:
Preludi:
1. The Changed Allegiance 116
1. La Fedeltà Mutata 116
2. Beauty 120
2. Bellezza 120
3. Lais and Lucretia 120
3. Laide e Lucrezia 120
The Course of True Love 121
Il Corso del Vero Amore 121
III. THE COUNTRY BALL 126
III. IL BALLO DI CAMPAGNA 126
Preludes:
Preludi:
1. Love Ceremonious 126
1. Amore Cerimonioso 126
2. The Rainbow 127
2. L'Arcobaleno 127
3. A Paradox 127
3. Un Paradosso 127
The County Ball 128
Il Ballo di Contea 128
IV. LOVE IN IDLENESS 132
IV. AMORE NELL'OZIO 132
Preludes:
Preludi:
1. Honour and Desert 132
1. Onore e Merito 132
2. Love and Honour 133
2. Amore e Onore 133
3. Valour Misdirected 134
3. Valore Mal Indirizzato 134
Love in Idleness 134
Amore nell'Ozio 134
V. THE QUEEN'S ROOM 139
V. LA STANZA DELLA REGINA 139
Preludes:
Preludi:
1. Rejected 139
1. Rifiutato 139
2. Rachel 140
2. Rachele 140
3. The Heart's Prophecies 141
3. Le Profezie del Cuore 141
The Queen's Room 141
La Stanza della Regina 141
VI. THE LOVE-LETTERS 145
VI. LE LETTERE D'AMORE 145
Preludes:
Preludi:
1. Love's Perversity 145
1. La Perversità dell'Amore 145
2. The Power of Love 147
2. Il Potere dell'Amore 147
The Love-Letters 148
Le Lettere d'Amore 148
VII. THE REVULSION 152
VII. LA REPULSIONE 152
Preludes:
Preludi:
1. Joy and Use 152
1. Gioia e Utilità 152
2. 'She was Mine' 153
2. 'Era Mia' 153
The Revulsion 153
La Repulsione 153
VIII. THE KOH-I-NOOR 158
VIII. IL KOH-I-NOOR 158
Preludes:
Preludi:
1. In Love 158
1. Innamorato 158
2. Love Thinking 160
2. L'Amore che Pensa 160
3. The Kiss 161
3. Il Bacio 161
The Koh-i-noor 161
Il Koh-i-noor 161
IX. THE FRIENDS 165
IX. GLI AMICI 165
Preludes:
Preludi:
1. The Nursling of Civility 165
1. Il Figlio della Civiltà 165
2. The Foreign Land 166
2. La Terra Straniera 166
3. Disappointment 166
3. Delusione 166
The Friends 167
Gli Amici 167
X. THE EPITAPH 170
X. L'EPITAFFIO 170
Preludes:
Preludi:
1. Frost in Harvest 170
1. Gelo nel Raccolto 170
2. Felicity 171
2. Felicità 171
3. Marriage Indissoluble 172
3. Matrimonio Indissolubile 172
The Epitaph 172
L'Epitaffio 172
XI. THE WEDDING 176
XI. IL MATRIMONIO 176
Preludes:
Preludi:
1. Platonic Love 176
1. Amore Platonico 176
2. A Demonstration 177
2. Una Dimostrazione 177
3. The Symbol 178
3. Il Simbolo 178
4.
4.
Vocabulary
- Il
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- Villano
- Rude or boorish person; peasant or villain
- L'
- Elided definite article used before vowels
- Abdicazione
- Act of formally renouncing power or responsibility
- LIBRO
- Book; a major division of a literary work
- IL
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- PROLOGO
- Introductory section preceding the main text
- I
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- ACCETTATO
- Accepted or received; past participle of accettare
- Preludi
- Introductory musical or literary pieces; plural of preludio
- Cantico
- Sacred hymn or religious song or canticle
- dei
- Contraction of 'di' and 'i', meaning 'of the'
- Cantici
- Plural of cantico; sacred songs or hymns
- Gli
- Masculine plural definite article before vowels or certain consonants
- Aquiloni
- Kites; plural of aquilone, a flying toy or north wind
- Orfeo
- Orpheus; mythological musician who descended into the underworld
- Più
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- Vicino
- Near or close; neighboring in space or relationship
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'il', meaning 'to the'
- Caro
- Dear or beloved; also expensive in Italian usage
- Prospettiva
- Perspective or viewpoint; outlook or future prospect
- Accettato
- Accepted or approved; past participle of accettare
- CORSO
- Course or path; also a main street or avenue
- DEL
- Contraction of 'di' and 'il', meaning 'of the'
- VERO
- True or real; genuine, authentic in nature
- AMORE
- Love; strong affection or romantic feeling for someone
- La
- Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- Fedeltà
- Faithfulness or loyalty; fidelity in a relationship
- Mutata
- Changed or altered; feminine past participle of mutare
- Bellezza
- Beauty; the quality of being visually pleasing
- Laide
- Ugly or repulsive; feminine plural adjective describing unattractiveness
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction linking words or phrases
- Corso
- Course or path; journey or progression through something
- del
- Contraction of 'di' and 'il', meaning 'of the'
- Vero
- True or real; something genuine or authentic
- Amore
- Love; deep affection or romantic feeling toward someone
- BALLO
- Dance or ball; a formal or festive dancing event
- DI
- Of or from; common Italian preposition showing possession
- CAMPAGNA
- Countryside or rural area; open agricultural landscape
- Cerimonioso
- Ceremonious or overly formal in manner or behavior
- Arcobaleno
- Rainbow; colorful arc of light after rain
- Un
- Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- Paradosso
- Paradox; seemingly contradictory statement that may be true
- Ballo
- Dance or ball; a social or formal dancing event
- di
- Of or from; very common Italian preposition
- Contea
- County; an administrative or noble territorial division
- NELL'
- Contraction of 'in' and 'l'', meaning 'in the'
- OZIO
- Idleness or leisure; state of doing nothing productive
- Onore
- Honor or respect; high regard given to someone
- Merito
- Merit or worth; deserved credit for an achievement
- Valore
- Value or valor; worth, courage, or moral strength
- Mal
- Badly or wrongly; prefix indicating incorrect or poor direction
- Indirizzato
- Misdirected or addressed incorrectly; past participle of indirizzare
- nell'
- Contraction of 'in' and 'l'', meaning 'in the'
- Ozio
- Idleness or leisure; unproductive state of rest
- LA
- Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- STANZA
- Room; an enclosed space within a building
- DELLA
- Contraction of 'di' and 'la', meaning 'of the'
- REGINA
- Queen; a female monarch or ruler of a kingdom
- Rifiutato
- Rejected or refused; past participle of rifiutare
- Le
- Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- Profezie
- Prophecies; plural of profezia, predictions of future events
- Cuore
- Heart; the organ or symbol of love and emotion
- Stanza
- Room; an enclosed living or working space inside a building
- della
- Contraction of 'di' and 'la', meaning 'of the'
- Regina
- Queen; a female sovereign or royal figurehead
- LE
- Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- LETTERE
- Letters; written correspondence or the alphabet's characters
- D'
- Elided form of 'di', meaning 'of' before a vowel
- Perversità
- Perversity; tendency toward immoral or corrupt behavior
- dell'
- Contraction of 'di' and 'l'', meaning 'of the'
- Potere
- Power or authority; ability to control or influence others
- Lettere
- Letters; written messages or the study of literature
- d'
- Elided preposition 'di' used before a vowel sound
- REPULSIONE
- Repulsion or disgust; strong feeling of aversion toward something
- Gioia
- Joy or happiness; a feeling of great pleasure
- Utilità
- Utility or usefulness; practical benefit or value of something
- Era
- Era or age; a historical period of time; also 'was'
- Mia
- Mine; feminine possessive pronoun or adjective in Italian
- Repulsione
- Repulsion; a strong feeling of disgust or aversion
- Innamorato
- In love; a person who is romantically enamored
- che
- That, who, or which; common Italian relative conjunction
- Pensa
- Thinks; third person singular present of pensare
- Bacio
- Kiss; a touch of the lips as a gesture of affection
- GLI
- Masculine plural definite article used before vowels or special consonants
- AMICI
- Friends; plural of amico, a person one likes
- Figlio
- Son; a male child in relation to his parents
- Civiltà
- Civilization or civility; organized human society and culture
- Terra
- Earth, land, or soil; ground or foreign territory
- Straniera
- Foreign or strange; feminine adjective for a foreign woman
- Delusione
- Disappointment; feeling let down by unmet expectations
- Amici
- Friends; plural of amico, people one has affection for
- EPITAFFIO
- Epitaph; inscription on a gravestone honoring the deceased
- Gelo
- Frost or ice; extreme cold causing freezing temperatures
- nel
- Contraction of 'in' and 'il', meaning 'in the'
- Raccolto
- Harvest; the gathering of ripe crops from fields
- Felicità
- Happiness or bliss; state of great contentment and joy
- Matrimonio
- Marriage; the legal and social union between partners
- Indissolubile
- Indissoluble; unable to be dissolved, broken, or undone
- Epitaffio
- Epitaph; commemorative words inscribed on a grave marker
- MATRIMONIO
- Marriage; formal union between two people as partners
- Platonico
- Platonic; relating to non-romantic or purely intellectual love
- Una
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- Dimostrazione
- Demonstration or proof; act of showing or proving something
- Simbolo
- Symbol; a sign or image representing an idea or concept
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