First Italian Reader

Author: Stanley Appelbaum
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048612035X
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
Beginning students of Italian language and literature will welcome these selections of poetry, fiction, history, and philosophy by 14th- to 20th-century authors, including Dante, Boccaccio, Pirandello, and 52 others.

First German Reader

Author: Harry Steinhauer
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486119564
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
Specially chosen for their power to evoke German life and culture, these short, simple readings include poems, stories, essays, and anecdotes by Goethe, Hesse, Heine, Schiller, and others.

Italian Stories

Author: Robert A. Hall
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486120309
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 372

Book Description
Eleven great stories in original Italian with vivid, accurate English translations on facing pages, teaching and practice aids, Italian-English vocabulary, more. Boccaccio, Machiavelli, d'Annunzio, Pirandello and Moravia, plus significant works by lesser-knowns.

A Second Spanish Reader

Author: Stanley Appelbaum
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486121771
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : es
Pages : 258

Book Description
Geared toward advanced beginners, these highlights from poetry, plays, and stories by noted Spanish-language writers include works by Gabriela Mistral, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, and Lope de Vega.

Great Italian Short Stories of the Twentieth Century / I grandi racconti italiani del Novecento: A Dual-Language Book

Author: Jacob Blakesley
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486476316
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
This anthology highlights the rich range of modern Italian fiction, presenting the first English translations of works by many famous authors. Contents include fables and stories by Italo Calvino, Elsa Morante, Alberto Moravia, and Cesare Pavese; historical fiction by Leonardo Sciascia and Mario Rigoni Stern; and little-known tales by Luigi Pirandello and Carlo Emilio Gadda. No further apparatus or reference is necessary for this self-contained text. Appropriate for high school and college courses as well as for self-study, this volume will prove a fine companion for teachers and intermediate-level students of Italian language and literature as well as readers wishing to brush up on their language skills. Dover (2013) original publication. See every Dover book in print at www.doverpublications.com

All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel

Author: Dan Yaccarino
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375987231
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41

Book Description
“This immigration story is universal.” —School Library Journal, Starred Dan Yaccarino’s great-grandfather arrived at Ellis Island with a small shovel and his parents’ good advice: “Work hard, but remember to enjoy life, and never forget your family.” With simple text and warm, colorful illustrations, Yaccarino recounts how the little shovel was passed down through four generations of this Italian-American family—along with the good advice. It’s a story that will have kids asking their parents and grandparents: Where did we come from? How did our family make the journey all the way to America? “A shovel is just a shovel, but in Dan Yaccarino’s hands it becomes a way to dig deep into the past and honor all those who helped make us who we are.” —Eric Rohmann, winner of the Caldecott Medal for My Friend Rabbit “All the Way to America is a charmer. Yaccarino’s heartwarming story rings clearly with truth, good cheer, and love.” —Tomie dePaola, winner of a Caldecott Honor Award for Strega Nona

The Cambridge History of Italian Literature

Author: Peter Brand
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521434928
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 748

Book Description
'There is no doubt that the present splendid volume ... is likely to remain unrivalled for many years to come for width of coverage, richness of detail, and elegance of presentation.' Modern Language Reviews

Italian Silent Cinema

Author: Giorgio Bertellini
Publisher: JOHN LIBBEY PUBLISHING
ISBN: 9780861966707
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 401

Book Description
Despite the wealth of studies of silent cinema in the English language, knowledge of the medium's first decades has remained attached to a canon in which Italian silent cinema appears deceptively familiar but largely absent. With 30 essays written by leading scholars in the field, 'Italian Silent Cinema' illuminates this understudied area of film history. Featuring over 100 illustrations, the reader brings into focus individual film companies, stars and genres and seeks to place the Italian production of dramas, comedies, serials, newsreels, and avant-garde works in dialogue with international film culture.

First Italian Reader for Beginners

Author: Francesca Favuzzi
Publisher: Audiolego
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 350

Book Description
The book consists of Elementary and Pre-intermediate courses with parallel Italian-English texts. The author maintains learners' motivation with funny stories about real life situations such as meeting people, studying, job searches, working etc. The ALARM method (Approved Learning Automatic Remembering Method) utilize natural human ability to remember words used in texts repeatedly and systematically. The author managed to compose each sentence using only words explained in previous chapters. The second and the following chapters of the Elementary course have only about 30 new words each. The book is equipped with the audio tracks. The address of the home page of the book on the Internet, where audio files are available for listening and downloading, is listed at the beginning of the book on the copyright page.

Learn Italian with First Italian Reader for Beginners Volume 2

Author: Valentino Armani
Publisher: tredition
ISBN: 338400700X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
This is the second volume of the First Italian Reader for Beginners series, which features easy-to-read texts that are both simple and amusing. The translations are provided on the same page, allowing readers to effortlessly learn the meaning of any unfamiliar words. Through repeated exposure to frequently used vocabulary and phrases in the book, readers can quickly pick up new Italian words. Without even realizing it, readers begin to remember these words and phrases, making it easier for them to recall them in the future. The book also comes with online audio tracks that can be accessed through QR codes, making it easy to listen to the content without manually entering web addresses. This book has already helped many people unlock their language learning potential, and by dedicating just twenty minutes a day to studying it, readers can achieve success in their language learning journey.