BY

GABRIELE D'ANNUNZIO

TRANSLATED BY DORA KNOWLTON RANOUS

.... fa come natura face in foco.

—DANTE

THE NATIONAL ALUMNI

COPYRIGHT, 1907, BY
THE NATIONAL ALUMNI

CONTENTS

PAGE
INTRODUCTION[ix]
BOOK I
THE EPIPHANY OF THE FLAME.
CHAPTER I—The Bells of San Marco[1]
CHAPTER II—The Face of Truth[30]
CHAPTER III—The Nuptials of Autumn and Venice[40]
CHAPTER IV—The Spirit of Melody[67]
CHAPTER V—The Epiphany of the Flame[77]
CHAPTER VI—The Poet's Dream[95]
CHAPTER VII—The Promise[123]
CHAPTER VIII—"To Create with Joy!"[134]
BOOK II
THE EMPIRE OF SILENCE.
CHAPTER I—"In Time!"[147]
CHAPTER II—After the Storm[156]
CHAPTER III—A Fallen Giant[173]
CHAPTER IV—The Master's Vision[181]
CHAPTER V—Sofia[201]
CHAPTER VI—A Brother to Orpheus[209]
CHAPTER VII—Only One Condition[221]
CHAPTER VIII—Illusions[231]
CHAPTER IX—The Labyrinth[239]
CHAPTER X—The Power of the Flame[262]
CHAPTER XI—Reminiscence[270]
CHAPTER XII—Cassandra's Reincarnation[291]
CHAPTER XIII—The Story of the Archorgan[304]
CHAPTER XIV—The World's Bereavement[319]
CHAPTER XV—The Last Farewell[333]