This is a collection scholarly studies on the Archetype of the labyrinth as a myth and as a symbol of matriarchal consciousness, of chaos and insoluble quandaries in the works of Dante, Petrarch, Calvino and Pirandello.

Labyrinth: Studies on an Archetype (Literary Criticism Series, 1)

Literature & Fiction

Gaetano Cipolla

History & Criticism

Legas

This is a bilingual edition of selected poems of Nino Martoglio, a poet and playwright from Catania. The poems appear facing the English translation by Gaetano Cipolla, who also wrote a comprehensive introduction to Martoglio.

The Poetry of Nino Martoglio: Selections from Centona (Pueti D'arba Sicula) (English, Italian and Italian Edition)

Poetry

This booklet answers the question: "What Makes a Sicilian?". Professor Cipolla reviews those values that Sicilians live by and highlights the Sicilian contribution to Western civilization. Twenty thousand copies have been sold.

What Makes a Sicilian?

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

this is the most comprehensive grammar of the Sicilian language in English. Sicilian is a different language, not a dialect of Italian. Indeed it was the first poetic language of Italy. It was designed for use in the classroom but it can be used by self-learners. The grammar is accompanied by The Sounds of Sicilian by Gaetano Cipolla.

Introduction to Sicilian Grammar

Reference

J. K. Bonner

Words, Language & Grammar

Legas Publishing

This collection of essays expands on Gaetano Cipolla's successful booklet entitled "What Makes a Sicilian?" Its contents include "The Jews in Sicily", "The Arabs in Sicily" "Sicily and Greece", "Is Sicilian a Language or a Dialect?" as well as chapters on Sicilian literature.

Siciliana: Studies on the Sicilian Ethos (SICILIAN STUDIES, . 12.)

History

Europe

This is a detailed guide to the sounds of Sicilian accompanied by an interactive audio CD that contains the spoken version of the text as well as excerpts of dialogues, poems and stories in Sicilian. It should be bought together with J. Kirk Bonner's Introduction to Sicilian Grammar.

The Sounds of Sicilian: A Pronunciation Guide

This is first comprehensive, interactive grammar of Sicilian designed as a College textbook, as well as a self teaching tool.The volume is beautifully llustrated and contains well written and informative readings on Sicilian culture. It is accompanied by a DVD containing the audio for all the readings, answers to the extensive exercises and an interactive guide to Sicilian pronunciation.

Learn Sicilian / Mparamu lu sicilianu (English and Italian Edition)

This is revised and expanded edition of Sicilian: Studies on the Sicilian Ethos. It contains 4 new chapters and a new index of names. Eight chapters are devoted to the characteristics of Sicilians, their history, and their culture. The other 8 are devoted to the literature produced by writers and poets of Sicily, including Veneziano, Meli, Martoglio, Pirandello and Camilleri.

Siciliana: Studies on the Sicilian Ethos and Literature

"The book is a bilingual anthology (Sicilian/English) of Giovanni Melis poetry, focusing on his attitudes toward life and the social milieu in which he lived. It consist of satires, verse letters, and dialogues that express the poets moral philosophy and his stance vis a vis the world and the aristocratic society of Palermo"--

Giovanni Meli: Social Critic (English and Italian Edition)

Giovanni Meli

Translator

This is an advanced textbook to learn Sicilian. It's equivalent to a second year university course. It assumes that users have a basic knowledge of Sicilian. The volume focuses on building vocabulary, reading and writing abilities, and understanding the various Sicilian parrati that are heard around the island. The book includes profiles of famous Sicilians, interesting cultural notes, local linguistic peculiarities, proverbs, and stories and anecdotes that underscore the Sicilian sense of humor the Cicero recognized more than two thousand years ago. The CD that accompanies the book contains a bilingual anthology of Sicilian texts, English translations of the readings, answers to the exercises, audio of the readings recorded by the authors and The Sounds of Sicilian: a pronunciation guide. In all the book is 514 pages

Learn Sicilian II (English and Italian Edition)

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