Senso is an Italian novella by Camillo Boito, an Italian author and architect. He wrote it around 1882. The novella develops a disturbing account of indiscriminate indulgence in selfish sensuality. The word "senso" is Italian for "sense," "feeling," or "lust." The title refers to the delight Livia experiences while reflecting on her affair with a handsome lieutenant. The novella is typical of Scapigliatura literature, which was at its peak at the time.[1]
- ^ Italian Women and the City: Essays -Janet Levarie Smarr, Daria Valentini 0838639658 – 2003 Page 136 Rondolino (Luchino Visconti, 1981, 294) describes Livia's notebook in Boito's novella as "una lunga confessione sentimentale, cinica e sprezzante." .