literature
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How To Become A More Effective Reader: 5 Simple Habits
We all want to be more effective readers, but sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. There is much more to reading a book than opening the first page and closing the last. Fiction books offer us the chance to pause our own reality and take a step into someone else’s. Non-fiction books provide us with limitless learning and opportunities for growth. Whether you like sci-fi fantasy or prefer to read up on the history of Peru, there are some simple steps you can take to become a more effective reader.
By Christia Huntington4 years ago in Humans
Marina Plasmati, "Il viaggio dolce"
“It was as if he had the world inside his heart, not in front of his eyes” “The sweet journey” is what the protagonist of the novel by Marina Plasmati is about to make shortly thereafter, fatal and final. The protagonist is always “the guest of honor”, a shy person who stays closed in the room without disturbing, speaking softly, with mild kindness. But we know very well who he is, even if he is never mentioned, it is Giacomo Leopardi, and this beautiful novel is almost a prose version of his immortal poems.
By Patrizia Poli4 years ago in Humans
Mary Shelley, "Frankenstein"
There is a love story between a British poet and a writer: Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) and Mary Shelley (1797–1851) Mary is the daughter of the feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, grown according to the libertarian principles of maternal ideology; Percy is married to Harriet, from whom he has children who will then be stolen from him. When they meet, Mary is seventeen, they fall in love, they elope and manage to get married only after his sudden widowhood. They bring many children into the world of which only a few survive their parents. They find refuge to their wanderings in Italy, where Percy tragically dies on a boat off Lerici. He is burnt on the beach of Viareggio, in pure romantic style, she returns home by swearing that she will take care of the editions of her husband’s works and will bear his name until the end of her days.
By Patrizia Poli4 years ago in Humans
The King is Naked on the Hill of Infinite
What does Gordiano Lupi, Piombino publisher-writer have to do with Leopardi? Nothing, in fact. Except that the undersigned is on vacation in Recanati and has brought with her a trilogy by the aforementioned Lupi (a bit dated but still current) that talks about the publishing world and contemporary literature and, here on the hill of infinity, read it whole.
By Patrizia Poli4 years ago in Humans
I found essays I wrote when I was 17. I'm 22 now.
I would randomly want to read the things I wrote to see just how much I've changed from my perspective of things to how I wrote and articulate my words. I really wanted to edit these but I want to show you how I used to write back then. This essay below is from one of my notebooks. This was written by 2017 me when I was 17 and I am now 22.
By Thrisha Botiwey4 years ago in Humans
The Secret to a Happy Life.
There is something about walking around a busy place after everyone goes home. There is a sense of abandonment. The rush of people hurrying about to get where they are going is gone—even the people sitting and talking about life. The world is empty, and all left is life's bones.
By Amber Zajec4 years ago in Humans
What can you learn from Plants about growth?
Plants have existed for a very long time. Some scientists believe that plants appeared on Earth before animals. This is because it is assumed that without the presence of plants, animals would not be able to emerge due to a lack of food to feed on. Plants are growing everywhere on the planet, even in the most hostile environments such as the desert or the North Pole.
By Pircalabu Stefan4 years ago in Humans
A Mosaic Among the Ruins of Conflict and War
Syria has revealed the discovery of a stunning 1,300-square-foot Roman mosaic—the country’s most significant archaeological find since the outbreak of civil war in 2011. Unearthed in the town of Rastan, a city that was under rebel control until 2018, the mosaic offers a rare glimpse into the region’s rich cultural heritage amid the devastation of war.
By Sergios Saropoulos4 years ago in Humans
A Baby Cries
A baby is crying, but not one person can hear the cries. There is one who hears the sound and at first becomes curious, then terrified, then angry as hell. Fire shoots and pours out of his mouth like lava erupting from a volcano. This is not a metaphor, literal fire bursts and liquid magma blazes from his mouth as his eyes turn red with rage built up for an eternity of suppressed anger. You might find this hard to believe until you understand this one is a mighty dragon of old. He is the last of his kind. He is the last of all kinds. He has been on this planet, alone, for what can only be described as an eternity. He’s been here so long, lost in meditation since his last meal, that was eons ago. And it was a great feast of many.
By Brian Furphy4 years ago in Humans
