Italy in Mind: An AnthologyAlice Leccese Powers Comprising short stories, novel excerpts, essays, journal entries, letters, and poetry. Italy in Mind captures all the contradictions of the Italian scene: enduring tradition and trendy consumerism, ravishing landscapes and urban sprawl, demonic bureaucracy and unvanquishable human warmth. Each entry is accompanied by a biography of the author, and the entire collection is preceded by a lively introduction by editor Alice Leccese Powers. The result is a work of enchantment, a tribute both to Italy and to generations of literary travelers. |
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Page 73
... mean ) are profusely painted with all sorts of subjects , grim and holy . But time and the sea - air have nearly obliterated them ; and they look like the entrance to Vauxhall Gardens on a sunny day . The court - yards of these houses ...
... mean ) are profusely painted with all sorts of subjects , grim and holy . But time and the sea - air have nearly obliterated them ; and they look like the entrance to Vauxhall Gardens on a sunny day . The court - yards of these houses ...
Page 159
... mean to stay - to settle ? That would be really comfortable . Ah yes , your aunt is a sort of guarantee ; I believe she may be depended upon . Oh , she's an old Florentine ; I mean literally an old one ; not a modern outsider . She is a ...
... mean to stay - to settle ? That would be really comfortable . Ah yes , your aunt is a sort of guarantee ; I believe she may be depended upon . Oh , she's an old Florentine ; I mean literally an old one ; not a modern outsider . She is a ...
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... mean ? " " It means ' he ground himself into me , ' as it says in the book I bought at the airport . " Rosie's further explanation was lost in a burst of Vivaldi and Molly didn't believe her . All the same , the holiday had excited and ...
... mean ? " " It means ' he ground himself into me , ' as it says in the book I bought at the airport . " Rosie's further explanation was lost in a burst of Vivaldi and Molly didn't believe her . All the same , the holiday had excited and ...
Contents
HOMER BIGART | 3 |
HAROLD BRODKEY | 9 |
ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING | 19 |
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