I Malavoglia

Verga immerses himself in the local reality of a Sicilian village, Aci Trezza, portraying the everyday life of the Toscano family, known as the Malavoglia. Rejecting traditional bourgeois narratives, Verga reinvents storytelling to emphasize the collective voices of his characters, each depicted in their vivid specificity. This edition highlights the text’s development through the author’s drafts and projects, with extensive footnotes explaining literary, intertextual, and narrative elements, offering insights into the novel’s structure and the interplay of its voices.