"...as I have already stated, I trusted him, and I had no reason to believe he would dare hurt me or do me any wrong given his friendship with my father; and I didn't understand when [...] he drew near to rape me." Artemisia Artemisa Lomi Gentileschi : la sua dichiarazione in tribunale“Serrò la camera…Read more Artemisia: woman, painter, never a victim
Antonio Gramsci: The mouse and the mountain (a tale about determination)
On June 1, 1931 Antonio Gramsci, from prison, wrote a letter to his family containing the tale Il topo e la montagna; and it goes something like this... The mouse and the mountainbyAntonio Gramsci In a house in the country, on a lovely island called Sardinia, in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, a child…Read more Antonio Gramsci: The mouse and the mountain (a tale about determination)
Gianni Rodari: La favola più corta/ The shortest tale
Today my blog is 6 years old and I would like to celebrate it with this simple truth expressed in the words of the great children's writer Gianni Rodari. La favola più corta Gianni Rodari Una volta tre novellatori fecero una gara , e avrebbe vinto quello che sapeva la favola più corta.…Read more Gianni Rodari: La favola più corta/ The shortest tale
Trilussa: Foglie gialle/ Yellow leaves
Foglie gialle Trilussa Ma dove ve ne andate, povere foglie gialle, come tante farfalle spensierate? Venite da lontano o da vicino? Da un bosco o da un giardino? E non sentite la malinconia del vento stesso che vi porta via?Yellow leavesTrilussa But where are you going, poor yellow leaves, like flutters of butterflies,…Read more Trilussa: Foglie gialle/ Yellow leaves
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