Anima (Her Soul): A Drama in Three Acts

Amelia Pincherle Rosselli

1898

Scene III

Giorgio [Entering]:

Am I disturbing you?

Olga:

So it seems! What good wind brings you here? Sit down.

Giorgio:

Thank you. I’m returning from the Exposition . . .

Olga:

Ah, you went! . . .

Giorgio:

. . . and passing by, I couldn’t resist the temptation to come in for a moment to tell you that your painting is a masterpiece.

Olga:

Nothing less!

Giorgio…
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Creator Bio

Amelia Pincherle Rosselli

1870–1954

Born in Venice to an affluent Jewish family, Amelia Pincherle Rosselli was educated in a household actively involved in the national unification of Italy. She moved to Rome in 1885 with her family and there married Giuseppe Rosselli in 1892; they moved to Vienna afterward. Pincherle Rosselli began her career as a writer during this period, bringing her debut three-act drama Anima (Her Soul) to the stage in Turin in 1898. Pincherle Rosselli continued to publish novels, poetry, and plays for several more decades. She died in Florence.

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