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Since the days of Latin, to how few authors has it been given to obtain an European reputation! We English seem exceptionally slow in making ourselves acquainted with the works of foreigners. Dante and Cervantes, Goethe and Dumas, are perhaps no worse known among us than they are in their homes; but we seldom find out a modern writer till he has been the round of all the other countries. We are opinionated in England. We think other folk barbarians, even if we don't call them so; we visit them for the making of comparisons, generally in our own favour; of trying their manners and customs, arts…mehr

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Since the days of Latin, to how few authors has it been given to obtain an European reputation! We English seem exceptionally slow in making ourselves acquainted with the works of foreigners. Dante and Cervantes, Goethe and Dumas, are perhaps no worse known among us than they are in their homes; but we seldom find out a modern writer till he has been the round of all the other countries. We are opinionated in England. We think other folk barbarians, even if we don't call them so; we visit them for the making of comparisons, generally in our own favour; of trying their manners and customs, arts and morals, not by their standard but by ours. We never forget that on the map of Europe there is the big continent, and away in a corner, by themselves, extraneous, cut off, and "very superior," physically and morally isolated and self-contained, are our two not over enormous islands. We don't regret that sea-voyage, literal and metaphorical, which is necessary to transport us to the lands of the barbarians; and though we travel a great deal, I declare I think we all (and especially newspaper correspondents) go about enclosed in a little bubble of our own foggy atmosphere, seeing only the things we intend to see, hearing the things we mean to hear, and already believe. We are poor linguists moreover, and when we talk with the barbarians we only catch half they say and omit all attention to what they hint; we frighten them by our abruptness, our unintentional hortatoriness and unconscious conceit, so that they don't say to us what they mean, nor tell what they suppose to be true. We come home swollen with false report and evil surmise, and at once commit ourselves to criticism and laudation equally beside the mark.

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Grazia Deledda (1871-1936) was an Italian writer who achieved international acclaim and recognition for her literary works, particularly her novels and short stories. She was born in Nuoro a town located in Sardinia, Italy, which would later serve as a significant influence on her writing. This regional focus would become a hallmark of her writing, distinguishing her from many of her contemporaries in Italian literature. Her breakthrough came with the novel ""Elias Portolu"" (1903), which garnered critical praise and established her reputation as a significant voice in Italian literature. Many of Deledda's works explore themes such as love, longing, fate, and the clash between tradition and modernity. In 1926, Grazia Deledda became the first Italian woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, a testament to the international recognition of her literary achievements. The Nobel Committee praised her ""idealistically inspired writings which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island [Sardinia] and with depth and sympathy deal with human problems in general."" Deledda's writing style is characterized by its lyrical prose and vivid descriptions of nature, which serve as both a backdrop and a reflection of her characters' inner lives. Her works continue to be celebrated for their insightful portrayal of Sardinian culture and their exploration of universal themes that resonate across cultures and time periods. Throughout her career, Grazia Deledda wrote numerous novels, short stories, and essays, leaving behind a rich literary legacy that continues to inspire readers and scholars alike. Her contributions to Italian literature and her ability to capture the complexities of human experience have cemented her place as one of the foremost writers of her generation.