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Discovered: Lord Byron’s Copy of Frankenstein Signed by Mary Shelley

Il sogno che ha ispirato Mary Shelley a scrivere Frankenstein

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The Lord of the Rings is a deeply Christian story, but many people miss it on first read. J.R.R. Tolkien famously disliked allegory, so you won’t find that — instead, the story is packed with subtle religious themes you may not have noticed. For example, there isn’t just one Christ figure,... See more

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Read the very first reviews of To Kill a Mockingbird.

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Lettere a Chiquita è un mosaico in cui Italo Calvino si racconta, con tutta la tenerezza e la lucidità che solo la distanza può dare. Scritte alla sua amata argentina Esther Judith Singer (Chiquita) si sente la difficoltà di un amore attraversato da distanze: quella fisica, che separa due continenti, e quella linguistica, che costringe Calvino a... See more

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Forever is composed of nows.

Emily Dickinson

Conoscere il '900. "Il Calvino Realistico e Fantastico". Conferenza del Prof. Alessandro Castellari.

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Lezione del prof. Alessandro Castellari dedicata alla produzione degli anni Quaranta e Cinquanta di Italo Calvino

“The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives. She went on olden-day sailing ships with Joseph Conrad. She went to Africa with Ernest Hemingway and to India with Rudyard Kipling. She travelled all over the world while sitting in her little room in an English village.”

― Roald Dahl, Matilda