
DIANA DEGLI EMBRIACI.
CAPITOLO PRIMO. Ero aspetta Leandro.
CAPITOLO II. Qui si narra di Arrigo da Carmandino, come pigliasse la croce per gli occhi d'una donna.
CAPITOLO III. Breve anzi che no pei lettori, ma sugoso per Arrigo da Carmandino.
CAPITOLO IV. Delle prodezze di Arrigo e dei sottili accorgimenti di messere Guglielmo Embriaco.
CAPITOLO V. Di una gran torre di legno, che comandò a molte torri di pietra.
CAPITOLO VI. Che è tutto un miscuglio, come la minestra maritata di Anselmo.
CAPITOLO VII. La presentazione del primo annalista di Genova.
CAPITOLO VIII. Un cuore spezzato.
CAPITOLO IX. Nel quale è dimostrata l'utilità del combattere a capo scoperto.
In the bright October morning of 1101, Genoa awakens beneath a cloudless sky, its whitewashed houses and bustling streets framed by the imposing tower of the Embriaci family. The narrative opens with a vivid portrait of the city’s cramped, soaring architecture and the strategic walls that have reshaped its perimeter over centuries. Through the author’s eye, listeners are invited to wander the narrow lanes, hear the clatter of commerce, and feel the weight of history pressing against the stone façades.
Atop the tower stands a striking young woman, her graceful posture catching the sun’s warm rays as they dance across her tanned hair and striking turquoise eyes. Her presence, poised against the panoramic sweep of Genoa’s hills, harbors a quiet tension that hints at the personal and political currents beginning to stir. As the story unfolds, the listener will be drawn into the vivid tapestry of medieval life, witnessing the intertwining of ambition, love, and the ever‑present clash of powers that define this pivotal era.
Language
it
Duration
~7 hours (453K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2021-01-28
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1836–1908
A journalist, patriot, and hugely popular novelist of 19th-century Italy, he brought the energy of the Risorgimento into both his public life and his fiction. His career moved from newsrooms and battlefields to parliament and the University of Genoa.
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