Italian Life

Author : Tim Parks
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1529112583

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Italian Life by Tim Parks Pdf

The long-awaited new book on 'how Italy really works' from the bestselling writer on Italian culture. Forty years ago, Tim Parks made the bel paese his home. Italian Life is his reckoning with his adopted country, an attempt to get to the core of it, to make sense of it, to fold others' stories in with his own experience - now that he is, in his own words, 'to some degree Italian' himself. The result is an arresting, on-the-ground account of 21st century Italy told through the eyes of a rich cast of characters, among them students from poverty-stricken Basilicata trying to start new lives in the wealthy gloom of Milan, a priest, a poet, a young professor from Padua, and an Englishman who refuses to toe the line. At the book's centre is a story of corruption and power. But it is also a celebration of culture and history, fact and fable, sacred and secular, ancient and modern: a thought-provoking, surprising, entertaining and even definitive account of how Italy actually happens.

Author : Douglas Harper,Patrizia Faccioli
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226317267

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The Italian Way by Douglas Harper,Patrizia Faccioli Pdf

Outside of Italy, the country’s culture and its food appear to be essentially synonymous. And indeed, as The Italian Way makes clear, preparing, cooking, and eating food play a central role in the daily activities of Italians from all walks of life. In this beautifully illustrated book, Douglas Harper and Patrizia Faccioli present a fascinating and colorful look at the Italian table. The Italian Way focuses on two dozen families in the city of Bologna, elegantly weaving together Harper’s outsider perspective with Faccioli’s intimate knowledge of the local customs. The authors interview and observe these families as they go shopping for ingredients, cook together, and argue over who has to wash the dishes. Throughout, the authors elucidate the guiding principle of the Italian table—a delicate balance between the structure of tradition and the joy of improvisation. With its bite-sized history of food in Italy, including the five-hundred-year-old story of the country’s cookbooks, and Harper’s mouth-watering photographs, The Italian Way is a rich repast—insightful, informative, and inviting.

Author : Beppe Severgnini
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780593315644

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Italian Lessons by Beppe Severgnini Pdf

One-of-a-kind timeless lessons for handling challenges and living with joy, the Italian way—“with unparalleled insight and brilliant wit, Severgnini’s book not only transports us to Italy but deep into the Italian mind and spirit" (Stanley Tucci, host of Searching for Italy). Is there an Italian way to deal with life? Can we all learn something from the Italians? Italy often arouses in Americans a unique mix of attraction and bafflement, moderate disapproval and incredible allure. From the Italians' love of poetry to an innate desire to socialize to the regional differences between the north and the south, Beppe Severgnini, who has dedicated his career to the meticulous observation of his compatriots, embarks on an enthralling quest to identify a core Italian identity and explore how that identity has evolved since the global pandemic. Told with the warmth and humor of a longtime friend, Severgnini touches upon patience, endurance, and wisdom, and offers a one-of-a-kind set of timeless lessons for overcoming trials, the Italian way.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442692855

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Mafia and Outlaw Stories from Italian Life and Literature by Anonim Pdf

The first of its kind in English, Mafia and Outlaw Stories from Italian Life and Literature is a selection of readings from Italian fiction and non-fiction writers on the subject of the Mafia. Among the renowned writers featured are Giovanni Verga, Grazia Deledda, Anna Maria Ortese, Livia De Stefani, and Silvana La Spina, as well as famous witnesses such as Felicia Impastato, Letizia Battaglia, and Rita Atria who provide personal, often terrifying testimonies about their experiences with the Mafia. It is a historically diverse examination of criminal and outlaw institutions by some of the most significant figures in Italian literature. These newly translated writings show the ways in which Italians perceived and wrote about the Mafia and crime from the 1880s to the 1990s. Among them are stories dealing with the important legends used by the Mafia as sources for their image and ideology, legends such as the brigand and the Blessed Paulists. Some of the fascinating themes discussed are connections between the Mafia, the State, and the Catholic Church; the Mafia and children; women and the Mafia; the Black Hand; and relations between the Mafia and the Allied Forces during the Second World War. Robin Pickering-Iazzi incorporates an invaluable introduction that charts key periods in the history of Italy and the Mafia, and profiles each of the authors in the collection, noting their major works in Italian as well as those available in English. These and other features make this text especially appropriate for courses in Italian studies. Mafia and Outlaw Stories from Italian Life and Literature takes a unique and intriguing approach to the subject of the Mafia, and offers informed judgements about its historical impact on Italian society and culture.

Author : Paolo Bartoloni
Publisher : Springer
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781349948758

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Objects in Italian Life and Culture by Paolo Bartoloni Pdf

This book makes visible the hidden relations between things and individuals through a discussion of creative processes and cultural practices. Italian life and culture are filled with objects that cross, accompany, facilitate or disrupt experience, desires, and dreams. Yet in spite of their ubiquity, theoretical engagement in the Italian context is still underdeveloped. Paolo Bartoloni investigates four typologies—the fictional, migrant, multicultural/transnational, and the artificial—to hypothesize that the ability to treat things as partners of emotional and creative expression creates a sense of identity predicated on inclusivity, openness, care, and attention.

Author : Antonio Carlo Napoleone Gallenga
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10747541

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Scenes from Italian Life by Antonio Carlo Napoleone Gallenga Pdf

Author : Maltais Robert
Publisher : Cacucci Editore S.a.s.
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9788899068592

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Antonio Martino, an Italian life by Maltais Robert Pdf

Professor Antonio Martino is a distinguished economist and scholar. Originally from Sicily, a member of a family involved in politics for generations, he helped found Forza Italia. Elected continuously for more than a quarter of a century, he was an Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and a Minister of Defence. In addition, Professor Martino has written numerous books and lectured extensively in Italy and the United States.

Author : Maria Pasquale
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781922417312

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How to Be Italian by Maria Pasquale Pdf

What does it mean to be Italian? Is it pausing to enjoy an aperitivo or gelato? A passeggiata down a laneway steeped in history? An August spent tanning at the beach? This book is a celebration of the Italian lifestyle – an education in drinking to savour the moment, travelling indulgently, and cherishing food and culture. A lesson in the dolce far niente: the sweetness of doing nothing. We may not all live in the bel paese, but anyone can learn from the rich tapestry of life on the boot. From the innovation of Italian fashion and design, the Golden Age of its cinema to the Roman Empire’s cultural echoes (and some very good espresso), take a dip into the Italian psyche and learn to eat, love, dress, think, and have fun as only the Italians can.

Author : Tessa Kiros
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781449425210

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Recipes and Dreams from an Italian Life by Tessa Kiros Pdf

"Published in 2012 by Murdoch Books Pty Limited"--T.p. verso.

Author : Robert Turnbull
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : Italian literature
ISBN : UGA:32108039878437

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The Genius of Italy: Or, Fact and Poetry from Italian Life, Literature, and Religion by Robert Turnbull Pdf

Author : Antonio Carlo N. Gallenga
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026623233

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Castellamonte; an autobiographical sketch illustrative of Italian life during the insurrection of 1831 [by A. Gallenga]. by Antonio Carlo N. Gallenga Pdf

Author : Robert TURNBULL (D.D.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019854899

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The Genius of Italy: Or, Fact and Poetry from Italian Life, Literature, and Religion ... Fourth Revised and Illustrated Edition, Etc by Robert TURNBULL (D.D.) Pdf

Author : Sophie Minchilli
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-29
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780008366506

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The Sweetness of Doing Nothing: Live Life the Italian Way with Dolce Far Niente by Sophie Minchilli Pdf

It’s time to embrace the Italian way of life...

Author : Jordan Stanger-Ross
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226770765

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Staying Italian by Jordan Stanger-Ross Pdf

Despite their twin positions as two of North America’s most iconic Italian neighborhoods, South Philly and Toronto’s Little Italy have functioned in dramatically different ways since World War II. Inviting readers into the churches, homes, and businesses at the heart of these communities, Staying Italian reveals that daily experience in each enclave created two distinct, yet still Italian, ethnicities. As Philadelphia struggled with deindustrialization, Jordan Stanger-Ross shows, Italian ethnicity in South Philly remained closely linked with preserving turf and marking boundaries. Toronto’s thriving Little Italy, on the other hand, drew Italians together from across the wider region. These distinctive ethnic enclaves, Stanger-Ross argues, were shaped by each city’s response to suburbanization, segregation, and economic restructuring. By situating malleable ethnic bonds in the context of political economy and racial dynamics, he offers a fresh perspective on the potential of local environments to shape individual identities and social experience.

Author : Fabrizio Nevola
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780300175431

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Street Life in Renaissance Italy by Fabrizio Nevola Pdf

A radical new perspective on the dynamics of urban life in Renaissance Italy The cities of Renaissance Italy comprised a network of forces shaping both the urban landscape and those who inhabited it. In this illuminating study, those complex relations are laid bare and explored through the lens of contemporary urban theory, providing new insights into the various urban centers of Italy’s transition toward modernity. The book underscores how the design and structure of public space during this transformative period were intended to exercise a certain measure of authority over its citizens, citing the impact of architecture and street layout on everyday social practices. The ensuing chapters demonstrate how the character of public space became increasingly determined by the habits of its residents, for whom the streets served as the backdrop of their daily activities. Highlighting major hubs such as Rome, Florence, and Bologna, as well as other lesser-known settings, Street Life in Renaissance Italy offers a new look at this remarkable era.