Inglese

presente la realtà dei fatti, quando si trovarono per discutere le
condizioni di vendita.
"Neppure noi abbiamo più avuto il coraggio di abitarvi," spiegò lord
Canterville "da quando la mia prozia, la vecchia duchessa di Bolton, si
spaventò in modo tale che le prese un attacco di nervi dal quale non

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Another aspect of Ulysses’ personality, however enriches his figure, making it poignant1y human. It is his realization of having lived the best part of his life, of having 1ost the integrity of his body and his energies; it is his awareness that death will soon put an end to everything. That gives a note of melancholy to the poem which filters through

The inital contrast between myth and man comes within the first few lines. Ulysses does not gracefully acquiesce to the duties of old age as one would expect; he whines like a spoiled child. Nothing suits his taste: his homeland is barren; his wife is too old. He treats his loyal subjects, whom he ought to rule with wisdom gained from so much experience

1 During the second half of the nineteenth century, the Industrial Revolution was in full swing in Europe and in the USA. Electricity, railways, the division of labour, the assembly line and mass production mad it possible to manufacture products more efficiently. Whit new technology and new ways of using labour, products poured into the market-place, w

Gettala via!... Oh, sì, è la mia donna,
l'amore mio. Ah, s'ella lo sapesse!
Ella mi parla, senza dir parola.
Come mai?... È il suo occhio
che mi discorre, ed io risponderò.
Oh, ma che sto dicendo... Presuntuoso
ch'io sono! Non è a me, ch'ella discorre.
Due luminose stelle,
tra le più fulgide del firmamento
avendo da s

BAUDELAIRE(the symbolists): for his vision of the sordid aspects of the modern metropolis
IMAGIST MOVEMENT: for the use of clear and precise images and concision in language
EZRA POUND: because he helped and encouraged E. and he revised the opera before the publication
THEMES:
- Inability to communicate
- Lack of love
- corruptio

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I got this book at Christmas and I read it in five days.
I really like the book because is very interesting and I empathise in the protagonist.
I’ve just read another book of the same author: “The Princess Diaries”.
Moreover I’ve already seen the film “Pretty Princess”, and its continuation
“Princess Diaries 2- Royal Engagement”, wit