Articles tagged ‘dante’

Ravenna Hosts Dante Festival in September

By Jessica | September 10th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Italofile has posted their “What’s On” list for September, and one of them looks interesting to me:

Ravenna is home to a Dante festival running throughout September, called Settembre Dantesco. Italofile notes that the festival’s programs are “geared towards fluent Italian speakers,” but as far as I’m concerned any time a town has a festival it’s [...]

 

Italian Now the Official Language of Italy - Blame Dante

By Jessica | April 5th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Before Italy was unified as the country we all know (and love) today, it was made up of a bunch of autonomous domains, many of which maintain their cultural identity above any collective Italian identity to this day. You can see the result of this in your travels as you move from one region to [...]

 

Italian News Snippets: 4 February 2007

By Jessica | February 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

There’s more to the Italian news that a former premier’s flirting and his wife’s demand for a public apology. No, really - there is.

Italy has suspended all soccer matches following the rioting and violence which ultimately resulted in the death of a policeman in Catania. Soccer fans the world over have earned the nickname of [...]

 

Dante “Less Ugly” Than Previously Thought

By Jessica | January 17th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

I routinely tell my Italian students that if they have any problems with the rules of the Italian language, they should blame Dante. As the father of the Italian language, he’s much-beloved throughout the country. He is not, however, known for his dashing good looks.
Apparently the portrait of Dante Italians are familiar with isn’t entirely [...]