BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [301]-311). |
Contents |
My Italian brain and how it grew -- Confessions of an Innamorata -- The unlikely rise of a vulgar tongue -- To hell and back with Dante Alighieri -- Italian's literary lions -- The baking of a masterpiece -- How Italian civilized the West -- La storia dell'arte -- On golden wings -- Eating Italian -- So many ways to say "I love you" -- Marcello and me -- Irreverent Italian -- Mother tongue. |
Summary |
Follows the author's quest to learn Italian over twenty-five years and her study of the ties between the language and Italy's culture, literature, history and food. |
Subject |
Italian language -- Social aspects.
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Language and culture -- Italy.
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Other title |
My love affair with Italian, the world's most enchanting language |
ISBN |
9780767927703
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0767927702
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