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The Great War and Medieval Memory
A comparative study of the cultural impact of the Great War on British and German societies. Taking medievalism as a mode of public commemorations as its focus, this book unravels the British and German search for historical continuity and meaning in the shadow of an unprecedented human catastrophe.
Valentin de Boulogne
Following Caravaggio's death in 1610, the French artist Valentin de Boulogne (1591-1632) emerged as one of the great champions of naturalistic painting. The eminent art historian Roberto Longhi honored him as "the most energetic and passionate of Caravaggio's naturalist followers." In Rome, Valentin—who loved the tavern as much as the painter's pallette—fell in with a rowdy confederation of artists but eventually received commissions from some of the city's most prominent patrons. It was in this artistically rich but violent metropolis that Valentin created such masterworks as a major altarpiece in Saint Peter's Basilica and superb renderings of biblical and secular subjects—until his ...
Lustri Ravennati
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The Orsini Affair
A Ghastly Crime – Decades Later, Revenge A nun is violated. Twelve years later, a young Roma girl is also raped. Both violations result in pregnancies. The nun, twin boys; the young girl, a boy – Manfri. The villain in both cases is the same man – a priest, Vittorio Alonso Orsini, years later to be appointed Archbishop of Milan. The Orsini are a powerful family with close ties to the Vatican. They are hopeful that Vittorio will one day become Pope. Already, there have been two Orsini popes. They are anxious for a third. But Vittorio has a dark side to him. He is a rapist. We follow both victims over the next several decades. Ultimately, the young Roma girl takes her revenge.
Discourses of Student Success
This book offers a linguistic ethnographic account of secondary schooling in Umbria, Italy, examining the complex intersection of language, socioeconomic class, social persona, and school choice to provide a holistic portrait of the situatedness of student “success.” The book explores the everyday sociolinguistic practices at the three types of Italian secondary schools in Umbria—the lyceum, the technical institute, and the vocational school—and the language ideologies and de facto language policies associated with them. An analysis of narrative, interviews, and classroom discourse unpacks the ways in which students are socialized by both peers and teachers into specific academic dis...
Notiziario della Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Toscana 8/2012
Il volume 2012 presenta notizie proveniente da tutta la regione Toscana, sia su progetti archeologici già avviati sia sulle nuove ricerche. I saggi iniziali trattano temi e progetti in corso per quanto riguarda principalmente l’etruscologia e l’archeologia classica, oltre a studi di museologia e museografia. La sezione delle Notizie contiene schede sulle ricerche della Soprintendenza o date in concessione a cooperative private che operano nel campo dell’archeologia. Le schede sono divise per province e contengono anche notizie sugli eventi, mostre, incontri di studio, attività didattiche ecc. che hanno avuto luogo nel 2012.
