The Origins of the Story of Romeo and Juliet
Luigi Da Porto was an Italian condottiero, writer, and historiographer better known as the author of the story of Romeo and Juliet, later dramatized by … Read more
The Wolf And The Lamb, PHÆDRUS
Driven by thirst, a Wolf and a Lamb had come to the same stream; the Wolf stood above, and the Lamb at a distance below. … Read more
Child Labour And the Sulphur Mines in Sicily
THERE is one street in Catania, Sicily, which seems to be given over to the trade and industry of the poorer people of the city. … Read more
Codex Seraphinianus, the surreal encyclopedia by Luigi Serafini
Codex Seraphinianus is a book written and illustrated by the Italian artist Luigi Serafini (b. 1949) between 1976 and 1978. Its first edition was published … Read more
Modern Italy
A Political History