Capuana

British  

/ kaˈpwaːna /

noun

1. Luigi. 1839–1915, Italian realist novelist, dramatist, and critic. His works include the novel Giacinta (1879) and the play Malia (1895)

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Example Sentences

Listen to any operatic recording or performance conducted by, for example, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli or Dmitri Mitropoulos, Karl Bohm or Franco Capuana.

From New York Times

Pass through the vast Aragonese city gates of Porta Capuana, now sitting alone in a square off Via Carbonara, and head into the pulsating heart of O’ Buvero street market.

From The Guardian

High against the church towers the great archway of the Porta Capuana, a fit gateway for the approach of kings.

From Project Gutenberg

In this region of the Porta Capuana one sees the people in what Charles Lamb would have called its quiddity.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1707, when the fires of the volcano turned night into day, and its smoke converted day into night, San Gennaro was carried in procession as far as the Porta Capuana, and had no sooner come in sight of the mountain than the thunders ceased, the smoke was scattered, the stars appeared, and Naples was at peace.

From Project Gutenberg