“Maria Barberi”

Description

"'Tis not for me to speak aloud On lofty themes. I tell As one among the lowly crowd How young Maria fell." "Swift as a flash a glittering blade Across his throat she drew. 'By you,' she shrieked, 'I've been betrayed." She apparently avoids conviction

Historical references

  • April 1895 - Maria Barberi kills Domenico Cataldo, apparently because he would not marry her

References

  1. Burt, p. 55, "(Maria Barberi)" (1 text, probably a fragment)
  2. BI, Burt055

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1958 (Burt)
Found in: US