# The Triumph of Death

By Gabriele D'Annunzio.

"The Triumph of Death" by Gabriele D'Annunzio is a novel belonging to "The Romances of the Rose" cycle. Set in the Abruzzo region, it follows Giorgio Aurispa, a noble aesthete consumed by obsession with his lover Ippolita. After witnessing a suicide and discovering his family's ruin, Giorgio retreats to the sea with Ippolita. But his growing paranoia and fixation on death lead him toward a desperate and fatal decision on a seaside cliff. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Translator: Arthur Hornblow
- Subjects: Italy -- Fiction; Italian fiction -- Translations into English

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