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Benedetto Croce and the Birth of the Italian Republic, 19431952

By: Fabio Fernando Rizi

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Benedetto Croce and the Birth of the Italian Republic, 19431952

By: Fabio Fernando Rizi

As president of the Italian Liberal Party, Benedetto Croce was one of the most influential intellectuals involved in Italian public affairs after the fall of Mussolini. Placing Croce at the centre of historical events between 1943 and 1952, this book details his participation in Italy's political life, and his major contributions to the rebirth of Italian democracy. Drawing on a great amount of primary material, including Croce's political speeches, correspondences, diaries, and official documents from post-war Italy, this book illuminates the dynamic and progressive nature of Croce's liberalism and the shortcomings of the old Liberal leaders. Providing a year-by-year account of Croce's initiatives, author Fabio Fernando Rizi fills the gap in Croce's biography, covering aspects of his public life often neglected, misinterpreted, or altogether ignored, and restores his standing among the founding fathers of modern Italy.

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University of Toronto Press

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1487504462

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Classicism and Romanticism in Italian Literature

Leopardi's Discourse on Romantic Poetry

By: Fabio A Camilletti

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Classicism and Romanticism in Italian Literature

Leopardi's Discourse on Romantic Poetry

By: Fabio A Camilletti

In 1816 a violent literary quarrel engulfed Bourbon Restoration Italy. On one side the Romantics wanted an opening up of Italian culture towards Europe, and on the other the Classicists favoured an inward-looking Italy. Giacomo Leopardi wrote a Discourse of an Italian on Romantic Poetry aiming to contribute to the debate from a new perspective.

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1317321340

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Leopardi's Nymphs

Grace, Melancholy, and the Uncanny

By: Fabio A. Camilletti

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Leopardi's Nymphs

Grace, Melancholy, and the Uncanny

By: Fabio A. Camilletti

How can one make poetry in a disenchanted age? For Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837) this was the modern subject's most insolvable deadlock, after the Enlightenment's pitiless unveiling of truth. Still, in the poems written in 1828-29 between Pisa and the Marches, Leopardi manages to turn disillusion into a powerful source of inspiration, through an unprecedented balance between poetic lightness and philosophical density. The addressees of these cantos are two prematurely dead maidens bearing names of nymphs, and thus obliquely metamorphosed into the charmingly disquieting deities that in Greek lore brought knowledge and poetic speech through possession. The nymph, Camilletti argues, can be seen as the inspirational power allowing the utterance of a new kind of poetry, bridging antiquity and modernity, illusion and disenchantment, life and death. By reading Leopardi's poems in the light of Freudian psychoanalysis and of Aby Warburg's and Walter Benjamin's thought, Camilletti gives a groundbreaking interpretation of the way Leopardi negotiates the original fracture between poetry and philosophy that characterises Western culture. Fabio Camilletti is Assistant Professor in Italian at the University of Warwick.

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1351191497

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Luzzara 1702

By: Fabio Fiorentin

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Luzzara 1702

By: Fabio Fiorentin

The bloody battle fought on 15 August 1702 on the banks of the Po marked the beginning of a bloody struggle that lasted until 1706, which did not spare the cities and saw the active participation of the populations involved. The author turns his attention to the events leading up to the battle and the composition of the armies involved, with particular attention to that of the state of Milan, partly composed of officers and soldiers from the peninsula. The reconstruction of the situation on the field is very meticulous, carried out through the use of sources that are also difficult to find. It is worth noting the accurate study of the state of the places at the time of the battle, which today is no longer comparable to that of 1702, due to the alterations that the course of the Po has undergone over time and the human activity and settlements that have taken place: without it, it would not be easy to understand the movements of the troops in the area and the course of the battle itself. In this book, Fabio Fiorentin has been able to capture the different aspects of one of the most significant moments of the War of Spanish Succession in Italy, culminating in the famous siege of Turin in 1706 and ending with the defeat of the Franco-Spanish armies forced to abandon the peninsula. In it, instead of the Spanish, a strong imperial (or rather Austrian) dominance was established, which between various vicissitudes and the Napoleonic parenthesis, characterised Italian history for the next 150 years. Fiorentin also extends his research to the events that occurred after the battle and their consequences on the course of the war, which leaves us looking forward to his further studies on this period.

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Soldiershop Publishing

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8893279797

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Knowing Where It Comes From

Labeling Traditional Foods to Compete in a Global Market

By: Fabio Parasecoli

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Knowing Where It Comes From

Labeling Traditional Foods to Compete in a Global Market

By: Fabio Parasecoli

Offering the first broadly comparative analysis of place-based labeling and marketing systems, Knowing Where It Comes From examines the way claims about the origins and meanings of traditional foods get made around the world, from Italy and France to Costa Rica and Thailand. It also highlights the implications of different systems for both producers and consumers. Labeling regimes have moved beyond intellectual property to embrace community-based protections, intangible cultural heritage, cultural landscapes, and indigenous knowledge. Reflecting a rich array of juridical, regulatory, and activist perspectives, these approaches seek to level the playing field on which food producers and consumers interact.

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University of Iowa Press

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1609385349

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The Misfortunes of Alonso Ramírez

The True Adventures of a Spanish American with 17th-Century Pirates

By: Fabio López Lázaro

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The Misfortunes of Alonso Ramírez

The True Adventures of a Spanish American with 17th-Century Pirates

By: Fabio López Lázaro

In 1690, a dramatic account of piracy was published in Mexico City. The Misfortunes of Alonso Ramírez described the incredible adventures of a poor Spanish American carpenter who was taken captive by British pirates near the Philippines and forced to work for them for two years. After circumnavigating the world, he was freed and managed to return to Mexico, where the Spanish viceroy commissioned the well-known Mexican scholar Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora to write down Ramírez's account as part of an imperial propaganda campaign against pirates. The Misfortunes of Alonso Ramírez has long been regarded as a work of fiction—in fact, as Latin America's first novel—but Fabio López Lázaro makes a convincing case that the book is a historical account of real events, albeit full of distortions and lies. Using contemporary published accounts, as well as newly discovered documents from Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, and Dutch archives, he proves that Ramírez voyaged with one of the most famous pirates of all time, William Dampier. López Lázaro's critical translation of The Misfortunes provides the only extensive Spanish eyewitness account of pirates during the period in world history (1650-1750) when they became key agents of the European powers jockeying for international political and economic dominance. An extensive introduction places The Misfortunes within the worldwide struggle that Spain, England, and Holland waged against the ambitious Louis XIV of France, which some historians consider to be the first world war.

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University of Texas Press

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0292726317

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Classics from Papyrus to the Internet

An Introduction to Transmission and Reception

By: Jeffrey M. Hunt,R. Alden Smith,Fabio Stok

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Classics from Papyrus to the Internet

An Introduction to Transmission and Reception

By: Jeffrey M. Hunt,R. Alden Smith,Fabio Stok

This major overview of how classical texts were preserved across millennia addresses both the process of transmission and the issue of reception, as well as the key reference works and online professional tools for studying literary transmission.

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1477313028

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B. P. R. D: 1946-1948

By: Mike Mignola,John Arcudi,Joshua Dysart,Paul Azaceta,Gabriel Ba,Fabio Moon,Max Fiumara,Dave Stewart,Nick Filardi,Clem Robins,Patric Reynolds,Dave Johnson

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B. P. R. D: 1946-1948

By: Mike Mignola,John Arcudi,Joshua Dysart,Paul Azaceta,Gabriel Ba,Fabio Moon,Max Fiumara,Dave Stewart,Nick Filardi,Clem Robins,Patric Reynolds,Dave Johnson

Collects B.P.R.D. 1946 #1-5, 1947 #1-5, 1948 #1-5, 'Bishop Olek's devil' from Free Comic Book Day 2008: Hellboy, and 'And what shall I find there?' from MySpace Dark Horse Presents #23, all previously published by Dark Horse Comics"--Indicia.

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1616556463

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Destination Russia. A ship and a cat in the tundra and other extra-ordinary encounters

By: Roberta Melchiorre,Fabio Bertino

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Destination Russia. A ship and a cat in the tundra and other extra-ordinary encounters

By: Roberta Melchiorre,Fabio Bertino

The road to travel with Destination Russia is a long one: it takes many hours by train. But there is no time to be bored: the journey is a continuous discovery unveiling the true essence of this extraordinary country through encounters with ordinary people met in environments only cold in appearance but which, in reality, warm the heart. Destination Russia is, then, the narration of a string of unforgettable stories: the elderly lady travelling towards a remote archipelago in search of “hope” or Yashik, with his face marked by life, who already beyond the Arctic Circle, tells us he comes from North, the meeting with a cat (rather, a female cat) in the tundra, or the one with a couple of railway workers, living their love aboard the world’s longest railway line, or with the students of a school-museum. Even the one with an uncontaminated lake or simply with compartment mates on the train “where all of Russia travels”. The authors show us an extraordinary world through their eyes, a gaze that manifests all their love for this endless land, a passion as limitless as Russia itself, able to overcome geographical boundaries to reach the soul.

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goWare

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883363020X

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Historical Epistemology and European Philosophy of Science

Rethinking Critical Rationalism and Transcendentalism

By: Fabio Minazzi

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Historical Epistemology and European Philosophy of Science

Rethinking Critical Rationalism and Transcendentalism

By: Fabio Minazzi

This book offers a comprehensive analysis on the evolution of philosophy of science, with a special emphasis on the European tradition of the twentieth century. At first, it shows how the epistemological problem of the objectivity of knowledge and axiomatic knowledge have been previously tackled by transcendentalism, critical rationalism and hermeneutics. In turn, it analyses the axiological dimension of scientific research, moving from traditional model of science and of scientific methods, to the construction of a new image of knowledge that leverages the philosophical tradition of the Milan School. Using this historical-epistemological approach, the author rethinks the Kantian Transcendental, showing how it could be better integrated in the current philosophy of science, to answer important questions such as the relationship between science and history, scientific and social perspectives and philosophy and technology, among others. Not only this book provides a comprehensive study of the evolution of European Philosophy of Science in the twentieth century, yet it offers a new, historical and epistemological-based approach, that could be used to answers many urgent questions of contemporary societies.

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3030963322

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Food Culture in Italy

By: Fabio Parasecoli

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Food Culture in Italy

By: Fabio Parasecoli

There is keen interest in the exquisite yet simple Italian cuisine and Italian culture. This volume provides an intimate look at how Italians cook, eat, and think about food today. It describes the cornucopia of foodstuffs and classic ingredients. An overview of the typical daily routine of meals and snacks gives a good feel for the everyday life. The changing roles of women are explored with a discussion of the inroads that convenience foods are making. In addition, the current concerns about the food supply, the benefits of the Mediterranean diet, and the slow food movement are tied in to the debates on these issues in the United States. Food is one of the main reasons why many Americans travel to Italy. Yet, the fascination with Italian cuisine is not all about health or taste. There is much more to it. Italian food is perceived and portrayed in the media as representing a whole lifestyle: Italians live la dolce vita, leisurely eating and drinking with friends and families, families are still important, and communities are close knit. The reality of Italian society is more complex, and this volume offers a balanced view of Italian culture and identity through its foodways.

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Al Dente

A History of Food in Italy

By: Fabio Parasecoli

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Al Dente

A History of Food in Italy

By: Fabio Parasecoli

Spaghetti with meatballs, fettuccine alfredo, margherita pizzas, ricotta and parmesan cheeses—we have Italy to thank for some of our favorite comfort foods. Home to a dazzling array of wines, cheese, breads, vegetables, and salamis, Italy has become a mecca for foodies who flock to its pizzerias, gelateries, and family-style and Michelin-starred restaurants. Taking readers across the country’s regions and beyond in the first book in Reaktion’s new Foods and Nations series, Al Dente explores our obsession with Italian food and how the country’s cuisine became what it is today. Fabio Parasecoli discovers that for centuries, southern Mediterranean countries such as Italy fought against food scarcity, wars, invasions, and an unfavorable agricultural environment. Lacking in meat and dairy, Italy developed foodways that depended on grains, legumes, and vegetables until a stronger economy in the late 1950s allowed the majority of Italians to afford a more diverse diet. Parasecoli elucidates how the last half century has seen new packaging, conservation techniques, industrial mass production, and more sophisticated systems of transportation and distribution, bringing about profound changes in how the country’s population thought about food. He also reveals that much of Italy’s culinary reputation hinged on the world’s discovery of it as a healthy eating model, which has led to the prevalence of high-end Italian restaurants in major cities around the globe. Including historical recipes for delicious Italian dishes to enjoy alongside a glass of crisp Chianti, Al Dente is a fascinating survey of this country’s cuisine that sheds new light on why we should always leave the gun and take the cannoli.

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1780232969

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Benedetto Croce and Italian Fascism

By: Fabio Fernando Rizi,Rizi

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Benedetto Croce and Italian Fascism

By: Fabio Fernando Rizi,Rizi

Benedetto Croce and Italian Fascism provides a unique analysis of the political life of the major Italian philosopher and literary figure Benedetto Croce (1866-1932). Drawing on a variety of resources rarely used before in Croce studies - including police documents, archival materials, and the private edition of Croce's diaries, the Taccuini, published in recent years - Fabio Rizi sheds new light on Croce and his influence throughout the Fascist era." "Tracing important events and influences in Croce's life, this biography clarifies misconceptions about his political contributions and his role in the resistance movement. Well-documented and insightful, Benedetto Croce and Italian Fascism offers a valuable contribution to Croce studies." --Book Jacket.

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0802037623

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Parliamo italiano!

A Communicative Approach

By: Suzanne Branciforte,Elvira G. Di Fabio

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Parliamo italiano!

A Communicative Approach

By: Suzanne Branciforte,Elvira G. Di Fabio

This text is an unbound, three hole punched version. Access to WileyPLUS sold separately. Parliamo italiano!, Binder Ready Version, Edition 5 continues to offer a communicative, culture based approach for beginning students of Italian. Not only does Parliamo Italiano provide students learning Italian with a strong ground in the four ACTFL skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening, but it also emphasizes cultural fluency. The text follows a more visual approach by integrating maps, photos, regalia, and cultural notes that offer a vibrant image of Italy. The chapters are organized around functions and activities. Cultural information has been updated to make the material more relevant. In addition, discussions on functional communications give readers early success in the language and encourage them to use it in practical situations.

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1119146992

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Naples, best to see

By: Fabio Basile

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Naples, best to see

By: Fabio Basile

Italy is one of most beautiful and famous countries in the world. Every year come to visit "Bel Paese" several millions of tourists from everywhere in the world. Theyr main targets are art cities, first of all Milan, Rome and Venice. Naples, homeland of Totò comic actor, and renowned for its pizza, often considered less important hosts great treasures of art, that it's worth seeing at least once. A few kilometers from Naples there are two important ancient Roman cities: Ercolano and Pompei. In the Naples metropolitan area are located two famous volcanos: Campi Flegrei and Vesuvio. Fabio Basile, retired doctor, has been working for more three years as independent writer. Author has written many books, especially practical guides about several subjects. He has also written three tourist guides about best to see in most famous art cities: Milan, Rome and Venice. This book, that includes many interesting and useful information, will remain in practical format ebook, for a short period of time in some famous online stores.

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The scientific dialogue linking America, Asia and Europe between the 12th and the 20thCentury.

Theories and techniques travelling in space and time

By: Fabio D'Angelo

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The scientific dialogue linking America, Asia and Europe between the 12th and the 20thCentury.

Theories and techniques travelling in space and time

By: Fabio D'Angelo

The first volume of Viaggiatori “Curatele” series seeks to recreate some scientific dialogues, namely meetings, exchanges and acquisition of theoretical and practical scientific knowledge, thus linking the cultural, historical and geographical context of America, Asia, Europe and Mediterranean Sea between the 16th and the 20th century. More specifically, the main objective is to consider the role of travellers as passeurs, as “intermediaries” for building and allowing the circulation of knowhow and the practical and theoretical knowledge from one continent to another.

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8894361209

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Spain

By: Fabio Bourbon

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Spain

By: Fabio Bourbon

A collection of text and color photographs illuminating the new Spain.

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Smithmark Publishers

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0831779624

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The Holy Land

Guide to the Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments

By: Fabio Bourbon

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The Holy Land

Guide to the Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments

By: Fabio Bourbon

The history of the Holy Land is as ancient as the history of man, so that it is not surprising that such a relatively small region should contain such a wealth of archaeological ruins and monuments. A useful tool for exploring and becoming acquainted with the fascinating sites and attractions of the Holy Land, this guide is organized by chapters, each of which features a particular geographic area: Jerusalem, North Israel, South Israel, Mount Sinai and Jordan.

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Dangerous

By: Fabio

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Dangerous

By: Fabio

Years ago, Lexi Sinclair and Emmett Bradigan had been lovers. But on the night Lexi gave birth to their child, Emmett was killed in a fire. Alone and penniless, Lexi turned to the one man she knew she dared not trust--Yale, Emmett's twin brother. Rich, powerful, and used to taking what he wanted, Yale sweeps Lexi into a life of passion--until Lexi reveals her shocking secret.

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Pinnacle Books

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0786002832

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Why We Love Beer

All You Need to Know About Beer History, Flavors, Types of Beer, and More

By: Fabio Petroni,Pietro Fontana,Giovanni Ruggieri

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Why We Love Beer

All You Need to Know About Beer History, Flavors, Types of Beer, and More

By: Fabio Petroni,Pietro Fontana,Giovanni Ruggieri

Illustrated Guide to Beer Brewing Culture Learn about the origin of one of the world’s most beloved alcoholic drinks with Why We Love Beer. With a collection of beer history facts, recipes, and recommendations to choose from, you too can brew amazing drinks passed down from centuries of distilling experts. A beer-making book for hop lovers everywhere. So many people enjoy beer, but little do they know about the beer ingredients that go into their favorite drink. But what if you could understand how to make the types of beer that have influenced millions all over the world? Featuring recipes from beer capitals such as Belgium, Ireland, and the United States, Why We Love Beer explores the art of beer and brewing for you to try at home. With easy-to-follow instructions and exciting recommendations, you’ll be able to make and taste hops like you’ve never experienced before. Learn how to be a professional brewmaster. Everything you need to recreate iconic beer recipes is available in this impactful beer-making book, including facts to enhance your new skills. Dive into the brewing culture that has shaped the drink that we know and love today through informative beer history facts to take inspiration from. From the first hop garden to modern advances, you’ll not only find a new appreciation for international beer, but also enjoy a glass of delicious history. Inside Why We Love Beer, you’ll find: The science behind beer ingredients and how they impact your flavors Types of fermentation that work best for certain homebrew beer Which brewing supplies and techniques to use Recommendations for the most delicious beer snacks Beautiful photos of beer ingredients, processes, and finished drinks to try Vivid beer photos to take inspiration from If you enjoyed books like Doctors and Distillers, Clanlands, or The Beer Lover’s Guide to Cider, then you’ll want to read Why We Love Beer.

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1684813980

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Portrait of Beatrice

Dante, D. G. Rossetti, and the Imaginary Lady

By: Fabio Camilletti

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Portrait of Beatrice

Dante, D. G. Rossetti, and the Imaginary Lady

By: Fabio Camilletti

The Portrait of Beatrice examines both Dante's and D. G. Rossetti's intellectual experiences in the light of a common concern about visuality. Both render, in different times and contexts, something that resists clear representation, be it the divine beauty of the angel-women or the depiction of the painter's own interiority in a secularized age. By analyzing Dante's Vita Nova alongside Rossetti's Hand and Soul and St. Agnes of Intercession, which inaugurates the Victorian genre of 'imaginary portrait' tales, this book examines how Dante and Rossetti explore the tension between word and image by creating 'imaginary portraits.' The imaginary portrait—Dante's sketched angel appearing in the Vita Nova or the paintings evoked in Rossetti's narratives—is not (only) a non-existent artwork: it is an artwork whose existence lies elsewhere, in the words alluding to its inexpressible quality. At the same time, thinking of Beatrice as an 'imaginary Lady' enables us to move beyond the debate about her actual existence. Rather, it allows us to focus on her reality as a miracle made into flesh, which language seeks incessantly to grasp. Thus, the intergenerational dialogue between Dante and Rossetti—and between thirteenth and nineteenth centuries, literature and painting, Italy and England—takes place between different media, oscillating between representation and denial, mimesis and difference, concealment and performance. From medieval Florence to Victorian London, Beatrice's 'imaginary portrait' touches upon the intertwinement of desire, poetry, and art-making in Western culture.

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University of Notre Dame Pess

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026810400X

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Charlie Chaplin's Last Dance

By: Fabio Stassi

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Charlie Chaplin's Last Dance

By: Fabio Stassi

A day without laughter is a day wasted.' It is Christmas Day when Charlie Chaplin receives a visit from Death. The great actor is 82 years old, but not yet ready to face the final curtain. Desperate to see his teenage son grow up, the actor strikes a deal: if he manages to make Death laugh, he will win an extra year of life. As he awaits his final, fatal encounter, Chaplin composes an impassioned letter to his son, in which he attempts to tell him about his past, from his impoverished childhood in England (with an alcoholic father and a mother who went mad) to the heights of success on the silver screen in America, via stints in the circus and vaudeville, and odd jobs as a newspaper hawker, printer, boxer and embalmer. As well as being the story of the evolution of a comic genius, this is the story of the evolution of cinema and how a beam of light on a white screen fired the imagination of an entire nation. As in his silent films, Charlie's adventures are simultaneously tragic and comic. The narrative flickers at a frenetic clip from false starts and early failures to eventual triumph in the magical moment when - before the eyes of a stupefied film crew - Charlie became the Tramp: with a little moustache, a shuffling slantwise walk, a cane and a dusty bowler hat, one of the most iconic figures of the golden age of cinema was born.

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1846275296

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Bridging Fluid Borders

Entanglements in the French-Brazilian Borderland

By: Fabio Santos

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Bridging Fluid Borders

Entanglements in the French-Brazilian Borderland

By: Fabio Santos

Interweaving rich ethnographic descriptions with an innovative theoretical approach, this book explores and unsettles conventional maps and understandings of Europe and the Americas. Through an examination of the recently inaugurated cross-border bridge between France’s overseas department of French Guiana and Brazil’s northern state of Amapá, which effectively acts as a one-way street and serves to perpetuate inequalities in a historically deeply entangled region, it foregrounds the ways in which borderland inhabitants such as indigenous women, illegalised migrants, and local politicians deal with these inequalities and the increasingly closed Amazonian border in everyday life. A study that challenges the coloniality of memory, this volume shows how the borderland along and across the Oyapock River, far from being the hinterland of France and Brazil, in fact illuminates entangled histories and their concomitant inequalities on a large scale. As such, it will appeal to scholars of sociology and border studies with interests in postcolonialism, memory, and inequality.

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Routledge

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1000531805

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Israel

By: Fabio Bourbon

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Israel

By: Fabio Bourbon

A pictorial book which celebrates the beauty of Israel and introduces its culture and people.

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0831749261

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The Holy Land

By: David Roberts,Fabio Bourbon

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The Holy Land

By: David Roberts,Fabio Bourbon

In 1838, painter David Roberts set off on a year-long journey that resulted in documentation of the Holy Land.

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Egypt

Yesterday and Today

By: David Roberts,Fabio Bourbon

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Egypt

Yesterday and Today

By: David Roberts,Fabio Bourbon

Lithographs of Pharanonic Egypt and the mosques of Cairo are accompanied by current photographs

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Stewart Tabori & Chang

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1556705182

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9781556705182

Art of David Roberts Box

By: David Roberts,George Croly,Fabio Bourbon

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Art of David Roberts Box

By: David Roberts,George Croly,Fabio Bourbon

David Roberts is one of the most renowned British landscape painters of the 19th century. In 1838 he embarked on an explorative journey to Egypt and Palestine. During that time he completed hundreds of studies, sketches and several drawings which are a remarkable record of his extraordinary exploration of the Holy Land, for which he became famous. These two volumes, enclosed in a slipcase, contain the six original portfolios published in London from 1842 to 1849, accompanied by the original commentaries by George Croly and William Brockedon: the 248 colour plates allow us to savour the romantic atmosphere of the 19th century and the virtuosity of David Roberts. The two-volume set is accompanied by a booklet presenting the complete biography of David Roberts.

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