History
Edward the Con fessor, the King
of England was half norman and half Anglo-Saxon hepromised his throne to Duke
William of Normandy. Edward sent Harold Godwinsson. Who was the son of one of
the most powerful Anglo-Saxon noblemen. The Earl [...]
ICE CREAM
Water ices are the ancestors of modern ice cream. They
were known in the Roman Empire, and Marco Polo is supposed to have brought a
recipe for milk ices from the Far East. The
commercial production of milk ices became succes [...]
The origins
In ancient
Greece, drama was a collective and ritual phenomenon. The word “theatre” comes
from the Greek verb theàomai,
means to watch. The origins of tragedy and comedy lie in the solemn chorus
accompanying the sacrifices [...]
THE VERB TO BE
Present
tense affirmative Present
tense negative
I am I’m I
am no [...]
GENESIS AND CATASTOPHE
One doctor visited a new patient, called Klara, and her child. They
stayed in her room in an inn. The innkeper’s wife told the doctor, that she had
arrived with her husband 3 months before. The rumour was, that the hus [...]
GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
This book speaks about the
story of Gulliver. Gulliver at the age of seventeen left the studies since his
father, having five sons, didn’t have money to maintain him. For some time he
worked with a surgeon in London and, [...]
The
innovations of the new century.
The 20th century was
characterized by many innovations and new theories which led believe that the
reason and the science could finally bring happiness to human beings. But when
in 1914 and in 1939 [...]
Pronomi
personali
P.P. SOGGETTO
sono sempre espressi, ed eccezione nei
casi in cui frasi coordinate abbiano lo stesso soggetto o nel caso dell’imperativo
[...]
JOSEPH CONRAD
Nasce nel
1857 in Ucraina da genitori polacchi, che muoiono quando lui è giovane,
e lui viene cresciuto da uno zio. Viene mandato a scuola a Cracovia e in
Svizzera, ma il suo desiderio era andare per mare. L’inglese non [...]
EARLY
ROMANTICISM
Historical contest (1760-1789)
George III
dismissed the prime minister and tried to rule without his help. There were
problems with the colonies. The inhabitants of the colonies were becoming
unwilling to accept (NON V [...]
MODO INDICATIVO
PRESENTE
Present Countinuos:
Viene applicato quando il soggetto sta
compiendo l’azione ORA.
Simple Present:
È utilizzato quando il soggetto compie l’azione
abitualmente di solito, spesso.
Im [...]
T.S. ELIOT 1888-1965
Harvard (M.A. degree), Paris (Symbolism), Germany
(philosophy), Oxford & Cambridge (Ezra Pound, imagism). 1927: Religious conversion,
conclusion of a long spiritual journey from the abyss of despair to the peace
of fait [...]
Personal pronouns
I Subject
personal pronouns si usano come soggetto
davanti ai verbi, al posto di un nome o un sostantivo.
Subject
personal pronouns à I, you, He, She, It / We, You,
They.
I Object
personal pronouns si usano come [...]
The Romantic Period
What are the milestones (pietre miliari) of Romanticism?
Passion
Feelings
Nature
Man
Subjectivity – everyone is different by
others - The I was very important à imagine of the hero ( in Byron
[...]
LIFE:
He was born in London
in 1788 and lived in France
for a period. He was educated in Cambridge.
He was a reader of classics, especially poetry; he wrote and published his
first work, Hours of Idleness that was strongly criticised. He made [...]
PRESENT PERFECT (I have seen that film)
Quando si usa
Il Present Perfect viene spesso usato per un'azione che è
cominciata in qualche momento nel passato e che sta ancora continuando.
In pratica, si deve usare il Present
Perf [...]
Edgar
Allan Poe
Critical notes:
Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most
controversial figures of 19th century American literature. He was characterized
by his psychological instability, bad temper and dissolute behaviour. He
becam [...]
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet, is a tragedy by William
Shakespeare. The first printed edition appeared in 1597 but there were many
other publications.
The play begins with a prologue. The choir tells to the spectator: audience as
tw [...]
THE FORGER
Author
profile:
I haven’t found anything about the author; he’s unknown even on the
Net. There’s only his photo printed at the end of the book.
First edition: This book was written by Robert O’Neill in
1974 and the first [...]
MODERNISMO E POSTMODERNISMO
La fine dell’800 e l’inizio del ‘900 sono
stati segnati da una profonda volontà di provocazione e di rottura con
il passato, manifestata dai Modernisti.
L’arte vive fra tradizione e innovazione. In
[...]
