Inglese

The religious problem began strong again: the Catholics were fined if didn’t follow the English Church and the Puritans disapproved the Church of England bishops. When the Puritans suggested that the Church should be governed by lay elders, James insisted on retaining the bishops. All those ministers who refused to use the book of the common prayer or r

This is a poem rich in visual imagery used to convey his appreciation of nature. Right from the beginning the speaker metaphorically compares himself to the clouds, creating a sense of isolation from the rest of the world. Using the colour reference in “host of golden daffodils” enables Wordsworth to alter the mood of the poem to a more a cheerful one.

The Giant one morning heard a linnet singing and he thought what that the Spring was coming because the children had in the garden. The trees was covered with flowers and bird were flying. Only in a corner there was the snow because a little child couldn’t climb up a tree. So the Giant helped the child and he put him on the top of the tree because he un

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The heroine, Pamela Andrews, is a maid whose master makes unwanted advances towards her. She rejects him until he shows his sincerity by proposing a fair marriage to her. In the second part of the novel, Pamela attempts to accommodate herself to upper-class society and to build a successful relationship with her husband.
The title of this novel is s

The nun’s priest’s tale
A long time ago, in the farm of an old widow, there was a cock called chanticleer. He was well-know in the neighbourhood. He had 7 wives and his favourite was pertelote. But one day, while he was sleeping , just before the sun chanticleer began to scream. He had a terrible nightmare. He dreamt that a horrible monste

Every evening, while the boy was looking up at the window of his friend, the reverend James Flynn, he used to repeat the word paralysis. This word sounded strange to him but it frightened him in the latest days. One evening, when he went downstairs for dinner, the boy saw the old Cotter sitting and smoking near the fire. While the old Cotter was sp

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Man and the natural world
• Wordsworth is interested in the relationship between the natural word and the human consciousness
• His poetry offers: complex interaction between man and nature, insights, emotions and sensations
• One of the most important concepts of W. is the idea that man and nature are inseparable
• Nature comforts man i

Charles I era, comunque, un patrono dell’arte e commissionava lavori dal pittore Flemish Rubens (1577-1640) a Van Dyck (1599-1641), gettando le basi dell’attuale collezione reale.
Il re diventò così coinvolto nella guerra con la Spagna e nelle spedizioni in Francia, che prevedeva un fallimento, che il parlamento ruppe in anticipo la Peti