# Giovanni Episcopo

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1891 novel by Gabriele D'Annunzio

Giovanni Episcopo Author Gabriele D'Annunzio Language Italian Publication date 16 February–1 March 1891 Publication place Italy Published in English 1896

***Giovanni Episcopo*** is an 1891 novel by the Italian writer [Gabriele D'Annunzio](/source/Gabriele_D'Annunzio). It tells the story of a poor Italian clerk who is humiliated by his wife and a dominant co-worker. It was D'Annunzio's second novel. It took inspiration from Russian writers such as [Fyodor Dostoyevsky](/source/Fyodor_Dostoyevsky).[1]

## Publication

The novel was serialised in the journal *Protonotari* in three parts from 16 February to 1 March 1891, for which D'Annunzio was paid 1000 [lire](/source/Italian_lira). It was published in book form the year after.[2] An English translation by Myrta Leonora Jones was published in 1896 as *Episcopo and Company*. A new translation by [Raymond Rosenthal](/source/Raymond_Rosenthal) was published in 1988 as part of the volume *Nocturne and Five Tales of Love and Death*.[3]

## Adaptations

The book was the basis for a 1916 film with the same title directed by Mario Gargiulo, starring Achille Vitti, Tina Xeo and Alberto Casanova. It was adapted for film again in 1947 under the title *[Flesh Will Surrender](/source/Flesh_Will_Surrender)*, directed by [Alberto Lattuada](/source/Alberto_Lattuada) and starring [Aldo Fabrizi](/source/Aldo_Fabrizi), [Yvonne Sanson](/source/Yvonne_Sanson) and [Roldano Lupi](/source/Roldano_Lupi).[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Charles, Dudley Warner (2008). [*A Library of the World's Best Literature - Ancient and Modern - Vol. II*](https://books.google.com/books?id=gxh8AVUAZYAC&pg=PA576). Cosimo, Inc. p. 576. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-60520-189-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-60520-189-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Andreoli, Annamaria (2008). *Il vivere inimitabile: vita di Gabriele D'Annunzio* (in Italian). [Arnoldo Mondadori Editore](/source/Arnoldo_Mondadori_Editore). p. 171. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9788804474128](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788804474128).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Classe, O. (2000). [*Encyclopedia of Literary Translation Into English: A-L*](https://books.google.com/books?id=myLDA0_brhcC&pg=PA336). Taylor & Francis. p. 336. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-884964-36-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-884964-36-2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Goble, Alan (1999). [*The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Yyqc0Qa6b60C&pg=PA105). Walter de Gruyter. p. 105. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-11-095194-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-11-095194-3).

v t e Gabriele D'Annunzio Novels Il Piacere (1889) Giovanni Episcopo (1891) The Intruder (1892) Il trionfo della morte (1894) The Maidens of the Rocks (1895) The Flame (1900) Forse che sì forse che no (1910) Plays La città morta (1896) La Gioconda (1899) Francesca da Rimini (1902) La figlia di Jorio (1904) La fiaccola sotto il moggio (1905) Poems Halcyon (1903) Works about Tamara (1981 play) D'Annunzio (1987 drama film) The Pike (2013 biography) The Bad Poet (2020 drama film) Miscellaneous Birthplace of Gabriele D'Annunzio Museum La Disperata Flight over Vienna Mutilated victory Italian Regency of Carnaro Rome–Tokyo Raid Vittoriale degli Italiani

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