Struttura originale che unisce generi diversi e li trasforma in una sola ed unica entità. Spaziando dalla poesia alla narrativa (anche con una favola), dal giornalismo alla filosofia (e alla religione), la scrittrice vuole far divertire, immaginare, imparare e, soprattutto, riflettere. Riflettere sul mondo, le persone, l'amore, la vita... I generi letterari sono semplicemente diversi punti di vista attraverso i quali noi riusciamo a conoscerci e a conoscere sempre di più la Realtà. Il filo conduttore di questa originale opera è appunto il bisogno di conoscenza (di equilibrio, di crescere felici) di ciascuno di noi. Filo conduttore strettamente legato al protagonista del libro: l'Amore Vero per la Realtà.

After coming out as transgender, Chris is still processing a frightening assault he survived the year before, while Maia, grieving the loss of her older sister, is trying to find her place in the world, which makes falling in love the furthest thing on their minds--until it is not.

Pensiamo di sapere ogni cosa della leggenda arturiana, invece essa può ancora svelare inaspettati segreti. Non sognamo quando leggiamo, creiamo una nuova realtà, un diverso modo di essere che cambierà il nostro futuro. Non fuggiamo dal disordine e dal caos che ci circondano, troviamo dentro noi stessi le soluzioni che, altrimenti, non avremmo mai pensato di avere: perché in ciascuno di noi si nasconde un mago, un drago, o un cavaliere errante: vagabondi del nostro mondo interiore.

Il viaggio di andata verso il posto di lavoro. Cosa passa nella testa di un quarantenne con un'eta cerebrale in corsa verso la gioventu, mentre attraversa la citta per dirigersi in ufficio? I ricordi, gli amici, la passione per il Toro e la musica irlandese dei Pogues si alternano al bailamme confuso del formicaio impazzito.

This story is of life for human beings in the year 2092. With continual discoveries in new medicines and alternative systems of healthy eating the life span of humans is reaching far beyond the working age of 120 years. Thomas and Phoebe with the collaboration of their close friends Maia and Nicholas travel on a quest to uncover the two most important discoveries of their age. Human beings are about to travel through the universe. The two hemispheres governing the earth build a close alliance with the planet MARS. The biggest spaceship ever built – in the shape of a large shining egg, is the size of a small planet. On board is a representative from Earth. The people of Earth have named the ship The Star Discovery Arch and it will, when finished, fly on her maiden voyage through the solar system of BETA CENTAURY with the friends on board...... The author declares this tale, the places, the protagonist and their names that travel through this journey together is only fruit of is imagination – none can refer to any reality. Author - GIANNI.A.

Building the Canon through the Classics. Imitation and Variation in Renaissance Italy (1350-1580) provides a comprehensive reappraisal of the construction of a literary canon in Renaissance Italy by exploring the multiple reuses of classical authorities. The volume reshapes current debate on the notion of canon by intertwining two perspectives: analyzing when and in what form a canon emerged, and determining the ways in which an ancient literary canon interacts with the urge to bestow a similar authority on some later and contemporaneous authors. Each chapter makes an original contribution to its selected topic, but the collective strength of the volume relies on its simultaneous appeal to readers in Italian Studies, intellectual history, comparative studies and classical reception studies.

In 1638, a small book of no more than 92 pages in octavo was published “appresso Gioanne Calleoni” under the title “Discourse on the State of the Jews and in particular those dwelling in the illustrious city of Venice.” It was dedicated to the Doge of Venice and his counsellors, who are labelled “lovers of Truth.” The author of the book was a certain Simone (Simḥa) Luzzatto, a native of Venice, where he lived and died, serving as rabbi for over fifty years during the course of the seventeenth century. Luzzatto’s political thesis is simple and, at the same time, temerarious, if not revolutionary: Venice can put an end to its political decline, he argues, by offering the Jews a monopoly on overseas commercial activity. This plan is highly recommendable because the Jews are “wellsuited for trade,” much more so than others (such as “foreigners,” for example). The rabbi opens his argument by recalling that trade and usury are the only occupations permitted to Jews. Within the confines of their historical situation, the Venetian Jews became particularly skilled at trade with partners from the Eastern Mediterranean countries. Luzzatto’s argument is that this talent could be put at the service of the Venetian government in order to maintain – or, more accurately, recover – its political importance as an intermediary between East and West. He was the first to define the role of the Jews on the basis of their economic and social functions, disregarding the classic categorisation of Judaism’s alleged privileged religious status in world history. Nonetheless, going beyond the socio-economic arguments of the book, it is essential to point out Luzzatto’s resort to sceptical strategies in order to plead in defence of the Venetian Jews. It is precisely his philosophical and political scepticism that makes Luzzatto’s texts so unique. This edition aims to grant access to his works and thought to English-speaking readers and scholars. By approaching his texts from this point of view, the editors hope to open a new path in research into Jewish culture and philosophy that will enable other scholars to develop new directions and new perspectives, stressing the interpenetration between Jews and the surrounding Christian and secular cultures.