The Child of Pleasure

novel by D’Annunzio

Also known as: “Il piacere”

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Il piacere, published in 1889 and translated as The Child of Pleasure, is an autobiographical novel by Gabriele D'Annunzio. It is considered one of his notable works and is praised for its autobiographical nature. The novel introduces one of D'Annunzio's passionate heroes, inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of the superman. D'Annunzio was a prominent Italian writer, poet, and political figure in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his flamboyant personality and nationalist sentiments.12

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Gabriele D’Annunzio
…autobiographical novel Il piacere (1889; The Child of Pleasure) introduces the first of D’Annunzio’s passionate Nietzschean superman heroes; another appears in L’innocente (1892; The Intruder). D’Annunzio had already become famous when his best-known novel, Il trionfo della morte (1894; The Triumph of Death), appeared. It and his next major novel,…
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…autobiographical novel Il piacere (1889; The Child of Pleasure) introduces the first of D’Annunzio’s passionate Nietzschean superman heroes; another appears in L’innocente (1892; The Intruder). D’Annunzio had already become famous when his best-known novel, Il trionfo della morte (1894; The Triumph of Death), appeared. It and his next major novel,…
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Italian literature
Gabriele D’Annunzio’s nationalism
…autobiographical novel, Il piacere (1889; The Child of Pleasure); for the early books of his poetic Laudi del cielo, del mare, della terra, e degli eroi (1904–12; “Praises of the Sky, of the Sea, of the Earth, and of the Heroes”), especially the book titled Alcyone (1903; Halcyon); for the…
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…autobiographical novel, Il piacere (1889; The Child of Pleasure); for the early books of his poetic Laudi del cielo, del mare, della terra, e degli eroi (1904–12; “Praises of the Sky, of the Sea, of the Earth, and of the Heroes”), especially the book titled Alcyone (1903; Halcyon); for the…
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