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What was your last important trip? When you’re back home, you still had the certainty of departure, or you are immersed in the journey, to search for that part of you that you did not know she yet? You do not like Ulysses, as he was returning home in the same clothes he left, with his eyes the memory of …

From the diary-atlanteillustrato TRAVEL IN ITALY, publisher Meeting Benches (e-book format, available in Italian language and English). A painter of the Italian Renaissance, born in Tuscany in 1420, a pupil of Fra Angelico, has long lived in Florence, by decorating  the church of San Marco. Like many painters of that period, he also was in Rome, by decorating a chapel …

JOURNEY IN HELL: “She begins Dante’s Alighieri, of Florence, Divine Comedy, in which he deals with the penalties and punishments, of defects and merits, rewards and virtues. It begins with the first canticle of the first, the part which is called Hell, in which the author makes introduction to the entire work.” In the middle of the journey of our life, …

ISABELLA MORRA: Clipped wings   Seeing that desire beautiful, You have clipped wings, that stood in my heart, cruel Fortune, so that all of your sake I live fast, I will say this style rough and brittle a part of my inner evil caused only by you of these plugs, between these bitter costumes of irrational people, devoid of wit, …

VAGUENESS OF LOVE From the diary-illustrated atlas TRAVEL IN ITALY, published by Meeting Benches in e-book format from March 20, 2014 (English and Italian language versions of) its own page, with a poem and a picture of Veronica Franco: “I am so vague, and so my beloved converse with those who know how to have more opportunity to learn, that, …

VERONICA FRANCO: Certezza di amore   “Se potessi Essere sicuro del Tuo amore per quello Spettacolo Che le parole e la Faccia, Spesso varia anima mantenere Coperta, e se QUESTO mantiene la Mente stessa ha Raccolto le orme di Fuori, in Modo Che Gli ALTRI Non Sono Spesso catturati in Frode, Che paura uscito da me, Che E per QUESTO …

Gli amorini, da Agnolo Poliziano. Oltre intorno alle amorini battute nude qua e là volando: che con le ali di mille colori le rose erano sparsi messa in onda, che riempivano la sua faretra di fiori freschi, quindi la stavano riversando sul letto, come la nuvola che cade rotto fermi sulle ali, e poi giù lo scuotimento.    

MARSILIO FICINO, Italian Renaissance poet: The eyes. The way in which that lovers suffer evil eye we said above, if much this will add to what was said: that mortals then blindside very evil eye, when they frequently direct their eyes to the eye than others, connecting with the lights, and miserable for those you love drink. The eyes are …

ANABASIS – DISPATCH FROM THE INSIDE   No, not a new book, indeed, it has more than two thousand years, but it tells us about the everyday things, the ones that wrap around relentlessly the nature of men. A writer Greek, two thousand years before now, has created an adventure book, a classic of literature, a dip in the emotions, …

THE SOUND DEAF OF THE BATTLE   The detail and concrete narrative, carrying the reader in the fifteenth century Italian, but chapter after chapter details those same touch our daily lives. Leafing through the pages of this novel, we’ll discover what the advent of gunpowder had produced in the exercise of those distant years, but the twisting inner those who …

THE HIDDEN BEACH OF MARIETA ISLANDS I am the beach, and here you shall find peace. I am the beach, here you shall find love.… sea murmurs softly… If it were not for the sound of the waves gently washing up on its fine sand beach, people would probably walk right past Playa del Amor without even knowing it was there. …

THE LIBRARY OF THE DEAD By Glenn Cooper – North Publishing House , 439 pages His first novel , the one where a New York detective weaves his story with that of a young colleague. Both are on the trail of a serial killer , but also on the outstanding issues in their respective lives. The story has its own …

THE SCENT OF LEAVES OF LEMON The book has been praised for its evocative descriptions and unexpected twists. “The Scent of Lemon Leaves” by Clara Sánchez is a compelling novel that blends themes of memory, friendship, and deception. The story follows Sandra, a 30-year-old woman who retreats to a village on the Costa Blanca to reassess her life. She befriends …

SEVEN TENTH If you are fascinated by the mysteries of the ocean or enjoy thoughtful and thought-provoking writing, “Seven tenths: the sea and its thresholds” could be a fantastic read. James Hamilton-Paterson’s Seven Tenths: The Sea and Its Thresholds is a fascinating exploration of humanity’s complex relationship with the sea. The book blends literature and science, discussing topics such as …