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Title: Contempt (New York Review Book, No 7) by Alberto Moravia, Angus Davidson, Tim Parks ISBN: 0-940322-27-7 Publisher: New York Review of Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A modern version of an old myth
Comment: A theatre writer, Riccardo Molteni, cannot write anymore because his wife, Emilia, does not love him anymore. Moreover, she despises him, all of a sudden.
The search for the reasons which led to this sudden change of feelings, makes Moravia rewrite a modern versin of Ulyse's myth. In a few words, Penelope did not love Ulyse anymore, though she remained faithful to him even before he left for Troja. Why did she not love him? Because the king's behaviour was not masculine enough towards her admirers at the court.
Therefore, Ulyse wins his wife's contempt and consequently leaves for Troja to free himself in a way. After the war, he postpones sine die his return to Ithaca, obessed by the same thing: Penelope's contempt.
When he finally decides to go back home, he knows he has no other solution but to violently kill all Penelope's admirers, in order to get her admiration and love.
And this is how Homer can be well combined with Freud. The moravian style, vivid and direct, manifests itself in this novel, keeping alive the pleasure of your reading.
I think Alberto Moravia is one of the greatest Italian writers of all times. All his novels deal with important issues our society has to face, problems we all have. Many of us will recognize ourselves in his characters.
It will be a very challenging reading that will make you ask a lot of questions about yourself and your life. Enjoy it!
Rating: 5
Summary: opened to the bone
Comment: Moravia's writing which I would not have encountered were it not for these elegant new paperback versions of his work is open to the bone. His honest revelations through his all too human characters are poignant, pointed, and penetrating. To any one interested in looking deep inside themeselves and their relationships: I recommend Contempt. Prepare to squirm.
Rating: 5
Summary: le mepris revisited
Comment: somehow there is a new found celebration for contempt and everything associated with it. a year and a half ago, godard's contempt was finally re-released; a couple of months ago, two new books about casa malaparte allowed us to view the importance of the film's setting, most notably capri and it's culture, but now this new publication of moravia's contempt will allow everyone to view the masterpiece it truly represents.
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Title: Boredom (New York Review Books Classics) by Alberto Moravia, Angus Davidson ISBN: 0940322285 Publisher: New York Review of Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Woman of Rome : A Novel by ALBERTO MORAVIA ISBN: 1883642809 Publisher: Steerforth Italia Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: The Conformist by ALBERTO MORAVIA, TAMI CALLIOPE ISBN: 1883642655 Publisher: Steerforth Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: The Time of Indifference : A Novel by ALBERTO MORAVIA, TAMI CALLIOPE ISBN: 1586420054 Publisher: Steerforth Italia Pub. Date: 12 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Jakob Von Gunten (New York Review Books Classics) by Robert Walser, Christopher Middleton ISBN: 0940322218 Publisher: New York Review of Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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