Silvio Pellico

"My Ten Years Imprisonment" is Silvio Pellico's compelling autobiography, a powerful testament to the human spirit under duress. This 19th-century prison memoir recounts Pellico's experiences as a political prisoner, offering a rare glimpse into the harsh realities of imprisonment and the resilience of the individual facing injustice. Detailing a decade of confinement, the book explores themes of hope, faith, and the search for meaning within the walls of a Czech prison. A significant historical document, "My Ten Years Imprisonment" provides invaluable insight into Italian history and the political climate of the era. Pellico's deeply personal narrative transforms a historical account into a profoundly moving human story. This meticulously prepared print edition ensures the enduring accessibility of a classic work of political biography, inviting readers to reflect on themes of freedom, oppression, and the enduring power of the human spirit. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

"My Ten Years Imprisonment" is Silvio Pellico's compelling autobiography, a powerful testament to the human spirit under duress. This 19th-century prison memoir recounts Pellico's experiences as a political prisoner, offering a rare glimpse into the harsh realities of imprisonment and the resilience of the individual facing injustice. Detailing a decade of confinement, the book explores themes of hope, faith, and the search for meaning within the walls of a Czech prison. A significant historical document, "My Ten Years Imprisonment" provides invaluable insight into Italian history and the political climate of the era. Pellico's deeply personal narrative transforms a historical account into a profoundly moving human story. This meticulously prepared print edition ensures the enduring accessibility of a classic work of political biography, inviting readers to reflect on themes of freedom, oppression, and the enduring power of the human spirit. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Ristampa immutata dell'edizione originale del 1842.

Ristampa immutata dell'edizione originale del 1842.

My Ten Years' Imprisonment, a classical book, was published more than a century ago and has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

«... og jeg husker at da jeg lukket boken, satt jeg igjen med den tanken at det er ingen liten ting å være menneske på jorden. En slik tanke har til alle tider vært en av litteraturens vakreste bivirkninger.» Kjell Arild Pollestad i forordet Silvio Pellicos «Mine fengsler» er en av Italias store klassikere. Verket skildrer forfatterens lidelser i østerriksk fangenskap på grunn av hans aktive rolle for Italias nasjonale samling. Boken ble berømt for den historiske konteksten, men vel så mye for verkets eksistensielle refleksjoner, åndelige visdom samt dypt gripende portretter av mennesker og skjebner, som alt rører leseren til tårer. Da «Le mie prigioni» (1832) ble skrevet, bestod det Italia vi kjenner i dag, av større og mindre republikker og kongedømmer, ofte dominert utenfra av stormakter som Spania, Frankrike og Østerrike. Forfatterens kjærlighet til det nasjonale, sammen med den åpne omfavnelsen av hele menneskeheten, setter ham i åndelig slektskap med vår egen Wergeland, som også var hans samtidige. Politiske fangenskap preger dessverre fortsatt vår tid; «Mine fengsler» er en verdifull påminnelse om at veien mot demokrati og ytringsfrihet var lang også i vår del av verden. I solidaritet må minnet holdes levende. Pellicos memoarer har skjønnlitteraturens episke trekk og er rik på dialoger; vi følger den fengslede 31-åringen gjennom ensomhet og fortvilelse, senere også sult og sykdom; hans åndelige og mentale kamper; vi får innsiktsfulle nærskildringer av personer og skjebner som preget hans mange år i lenker: medfanger og voktere, leger, prester og andre sivile; savn og usikkerhet over egen familie, møter med barns lyse sinn, den subtile nerven i kvinnelige relasjoner. Med sin dype og enkle visdom og sine gripende portretter lar ikke «Mine fengsler» leseren vende siste side uberørt.

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Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.