Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa - The Leopard After Italy’s glorious unification in 1861‚ there were internal inequalities between the North and the South. The North was wealthier and more progressive. On the other hand‚ the South was considered archaic‚ backward and African; there were also negative perceptions that the South was oblivious to its visible poverty. In 1958‚ Giuseppe di Lampedusa wrote The Leopard‚ a historical novel that takes place in Sicily. Throughout a literary passage from The
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specifically‚ filmic art is not simply the images and the sounds of the film itself‚ but the themes and expression that directors try to express through the characters’ personalities and stories. “The Legend of 1900”‚ a 1998 Italian film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore‚ representing a talented pianist’s whole life who never touch the dry land. People praise 1900’s talent of music and use “magic” to describe this movie‚ but they seldom see 1900’s innermost thoughts and feeling which define the movie as
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Cited: Lampedusa‚ Giuseppe Di. trans. Archibald Colquhoun. The Leopard. New York: Patheon Books‚ 1960; 1988.
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Italo Perez ID: 4016758 Essay #1- Draft- How does the building perform socially? Giuseppe Terragni Casa del Fascio‚ Como‚ 1932-6 The design of Casa del Fascio (House of the Fascism) is a metaphorical representation of the authoritarian order of the Fascist party. It consists of a perfect grid organization with an orthogonal geometry. In fact‚ it is a compact structure‚ squared in plan‚ and rectangular in elevation. The main façade is composed by a grid of open squares of the same size linked to
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Film and Culture 27 September 2010 Cinema Paradiso: Feeling the Love Through Music and Sound Cinema Paradiso was made in 1988‚ and was written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. It won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1989. Cinema Paradiso follows the life of Salvatore Di Vita from the time he was a boy to his successful career as a film director. Love truly is what the movie is about. Whether it is to have a love of film‚ love of someone else‚ or having a love for what you do‚ it is
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The Political Unification of Italy Italian unification‚ “il Risorgimento‚” or "The Resurgence" was the political and social movement that aggregated different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of Italy in the 19th century. For the sake of brevity and personal interest I’m only going to be discussing the military achievements that led to such a successful “Risorgimento!” Most scholars agree that the years‚ 1815-1871‚ are the years in which “il Risorgimento” occured. From the
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Compare and contrast the roles of Cavour and Garibaldi in Italian Unification between 1852 and 1861 It is undeniable that both Camillo de Cavour and Giuseppe Garibaldi both played integral roles in the unification of Italy. These men dedicated their lives to the creation of one cultural and political entity. They also made many great strides towards this unification that very well may have not happened‚ or at least would not have happened in the same way‚ if they had not existed. Yet
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Particularly active in S. Italy - Naples= 60‚000 members - Elaborate rituals + unquestioning obedience to leaders - Mild aims (constitutional monarchy) - Mazzini felt their aims were aimless‚ no political opinion‚ no plan/idealism for future of Italy Giuseppe Mazzini 1805-72 Year Mazzini’s Background 1805 - Born in Genoa‚ intelligent‚ sensitive and physically frail 1821 - Became a nationalist after seeing Piedmontese refugee revolutionaries begging in the streets 1822-7 - Studied medicine‚ then law
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and some had different opinions for their own certain reasons. Those who agreed that Italy should be unified argued that Italy would not survive in the separated states‚ would be vulnerable to invasions‚ and would ultimately be weaker overall. Giuseppe Mazzini‚ an attorney who was exiled from Piedmont and wanted Italy to be unified so that he could return to his home said‚ “Unity‚ because without unity there can be no true nation‚ and without unity there is no strength.” (DOC 1) People for unification
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The year 1982 was a ‘Ricci-year’: scholarly meetings in different places around the world‚ from Chicago (US)‚ over Macerata (Italy) to Taibei (Taiwan)‚ commemorated Matteo Ricci’s entry in China. It was exactly four hundred years since his arrival in the Portuguese settlement of Macao in 1582 and his entry into the mainland one year later. In 2001‚ there were new celebrations of Ricci‚ in Hong Kong and in Beijing‚ commemorating his definitive settling in Beijing in 1601. The year 2010 is again a
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