La Bella Lingua

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$ 15.00/TRAVEL-EUROPE-ITALY (Canada: $18.95) "italians say that someone who acquires a new language possesses' it. in my case, italian possesses me. with italian raging like blood through my veins, i do indeed see with different eyes, hear with different ears, and drink in the world with all my senses . . " For anyone who has been to Italy, the fantasy of living the Italian life is powerfully seductive. But to truly become Italian, one must learn the language. This is how Dianne Hales began her journey. In La Bella Lingua, she brings the story of her decades-long experience with "the world s most loved and lovable language" together with explorations of Italy's history, literature, art, music, movies, lifestyle, and food in a true opera amorosa-a labor of her love of Italy. Dianne offers charming insights into what makes Italian the most emotionally expressive of languages, from how the pronto ("Ready!") Italians say when they answer the telephone conveys a sense of something coming... Tovább

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$ 15.00/TRAVEL-EUROPE-ITALY (Canada: $18.95) "italians say that someone who acquires a new language possesses' it. in my case, italian possesses me. with italian raging like blood through my veins, i do indeed see with different eyes, hear with different ears, and drink in the world with all my senses . . " For anyone who has been to Italy, the fantasy of living the Italian life is powerfully seductive. But to truly become Italian, one must learn the language. This is how Dianne Hales began her journey. In La Bella Lingua, she brings the story of her decades-long experience with "the world s most loved and lovable language" together with explorations of Italy's history, literature, art, music, movies, lifestyle, and food in a true opera amorosa-a labor of her love of Italy. Dianne offers charming insights into what makes Italian the most emotionally expressive of languages, from how the pronto ("Ready!") Italians say when they answer the telephone conveys a sense of something coming alive, to how even ordinary things such as a towel (asciugamano) or handkerchief (fazzolettó) sound better in Italian, and she invites readers to jóin her as she traces the evolution of Italian in the zesty graffiti on the walls of Pompeii, in Dante s incandescent cantos, and in Boccaccio s bawdy Decameron. Like Dianne, readers of La Bella Lingua will find themselves innamorata, enchanted, by Italian, fascinated by its saga, tantalized by its adventures, addicted to its sound, and ever eager to spend more time in its company. a charming love letter to the language and culture of italy," -Publishers Weekly Vissza