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 116
... wonder , as I have wondered often on this island : where is the fabled Sicilian reserve ? ( And I wonder as I have wondered before : if I could under- stand why Sicily is in love with its own grotesques and its dark caves , would I have ...
... wonder , as I have wondered often on this island : where is the fabled Sicilian reserve ? ( And I wonder as I have wondered before : if I could under- stand why Sicily is in love with its own grotesques and its dark caves , would I have ...
Page 140
... wonder how old it is , maybe it's by some- body famous . " The Major went to the desk , pulled out the high - backed chair and sat in it , carefully putting his feet on the scrollwork footstool . Borth said : " How does it feel , Duce ...
... wonder how old it is , maybe it's by some- body famous . " The Major went to the desk , pulled out the high - backed chair and sat in it , carefully putting his feet on the scrollwork footstool . Borth said : " How does it feel , Duce ...
Page 298
... wonder at his skill as a car- penter , he came up smilingly to talk of little birds , gli uccellini , asking me some favour . Thinking vague thoughts of St. Francis , I agreed . Whereupon he followed me back to the house , got out on ...
... wonder at his skill as a car- penter , he came up smilingly to talk of little birds , gli uccellini , asking me some favour . Thinking vague thoughts of St. Francis , I agreed . Whereupon he followed me back to the house , got out on ...
Contents
HOMER BIGART | 3 |
HAROLD BRODKEY | 9 |
ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING | 19 |
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