"The Leopard"

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The paper focuses on Guiseppe di Lampedusa's novel "The Leopard", which is a poignant and psychologically gripping story about the fall of a powerful Sicilian aristocracy. The paper looks at how di Lampedusa discusses many topics in the novel, including religion, politics, women, history, astronomy and the Sicilian landscape.

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"The Leopard is a fictional novel by Giuseppe di Lampedusa and was published posthumously in 1958. Lampedusa's novel chronicles the history of a Sicilian aristocracy and its decline in the 1860s. The unification of Sicily occurs and is led by Garibaldi. This event results in a loss of power for the Prince of Salina, Don Fabrizio, who is accustomed to feudal politics and strongly opposes The Risorgimento. Prince Fabrizio finds himself steadily losing power to the new revolution and ultimately has to come to accept the new social and political changes in Sicily. Giuseppe di Lampedusa discusses many topics in the novel including religion, politics, women, history, astronomy, and Sicilian landscape."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Di Lampedusa, Giuseppe. The Leopard. New York: Knopf, 1991.
• LaPidus, Jules B. "If We Want Things To Stay As They Are, Things Will HaveTo Change" New Directions For Higher Education 1998 101 95-103.

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