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Dianne Hales
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Born
in Scranton, Pa., The United States
February 02
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Italy, Italian language, history and culture
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November 2008
A Final Blog: Looking Back–and Moving Forward
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The start of a new year is a good time to follow the example of the Roman god Janus, whose two faces allowed him to look back to the past and ahead to the future.
As 2022 begins, I recall 2009, the year when LA BELLA LINGUA was published and when I began a blog on the Italian language. Readers around the world embraced my biography of the world’s most lovable language, and it b
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La Bella Lingua: My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language
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2009
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Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered
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2014
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La Passione: How Italy Seduced the World
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2019
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An Invitation to Health
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1989
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Caring for the Mind: The Comprehensive Guide To Mental Health
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1995
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Just Like a Woman: How Gender Science is Redefining What Makes Us Female
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1999
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An Invitation to Health: Choosing to Change
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2010
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An Invitation to Health: Building Your Future, Brief Edition [with Personal Wellness Guide]
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2013
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An Invitation to Health, Brief
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1999
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The U.S. Army Total Fitness Program
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| Through meticulous research and a deep affinity for art and its creators, Melissa Muldoon spins a captivating tale of a Renaissance woman whose melodious name—Sofonisba Anguissola—should be far better known. Mentored by Michelangelo, esteemed as one ...more | |
“In Lisa’s lifetime, a galaxy of artistic stars—Michelangelo, Botticelli, Raphael, Perugino, Filippino Lippi—rivaled the heavens with their brilliance. None outshone the incandescent genius of Leonardo, who emerges from the fog of history as more of a cultural force than a mere human being.
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During Leonardo’s and Lisa’s lifetimes, largerthan-legend characters strutted across the Florentine stage: Lorenzo de’ Medici, whose magnificence rubbed off on everything he touched. The charismatic friar Savonarola, who inflamed souls before meeting his own fiery death. Ruthless Cesare Borgia, who hired Leonardo as his military engineer. Niccolò Machiavelli, who collaborated with the artist on an audacious scheme to change the course of the Arno River.”
― Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered
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During Leonardo’s and Lisa’s lifetimes, largerthan-legend characters strutted across the Florentine stage: Lorenzo de’ Medici, whose magnificence rubbed off on everything he touched. The charismatic friar Savonarola, who inflamed souls before meeting his own fiery death. Ruthless Cesare Borgia, who hired Leonardo as his military engineer. Niccolò Machiavelli, who collaborated with the artist on an audacious scheme to change the course of the Arno River.”
― Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered
“far buon viso a cattiva sorte (to smile in the face of adversity). I”
― La Bella Lingua: My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language
― La Bella Lingua: My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language
“Coaching me in the Venetian pronunciation, he explained that the word itself was a local invention. In La Serenissima’s glittering heyday, correspondents signed letters, “Il Suo schiavo” (“your slave”). Meeting on the street, acquaintances would bow and repeat the same ingratiating words. However, in the Venetian dialect, which softens the hard sound of sch (pronounced sk in other regions) to a chewy sh (as in “show”), Suo schiavo came out sciao, which melted into ciao as it migrated to other parts of Italy.”
― La Bella Lingua: My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language
― La Bella Lingua: My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language
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I thought Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend and her The Story of a New Name were brilliant. I bought the as-yet untranslated third volume of the trilogy in Italian. Storia di chi fugue e di chi resta. It's difficult for me!
Frances wrote: "I thought Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend and her The Story of a New Name were brilliant. I bought the as-yet untranslated third volume of the trilogy in Italian. Storia di chi fugue e di chi ..."
I agree and I look forward to the other two volumes. You've inspired me: I want to go back and read My Brilliant Friend in Italian!