Translating Andrea Camilleri Into English
Camilleri writes in a peculiar mixture of Italianized Sicilian and Sicilianized Italian. How do translators handle the constant switching of linguistic codes?
Pinus: A Franco Fasiolo Novel — Chapter 5
Something is happening to the stone pines of Rome, and Franco is asked to discover exactly what it is.
Is Sicilian A Language Or A Dialect?
The monolingual approach adopted for the political aim of making Italians speak with one voice has succeeded. But the campaign has been needlessly costly.
The Stigma Of Speaking A Dialect: The Case Of Sicilian
With the establishment of Florentine as the literary language of choice, all the other regional languages came to be regarded as dialects, creating a unique situation that Italians have struggled with to this day.
A Pirandellian Mental Lapse: Don Quijote Or Don Chisciotti?
Great courage, an unshakable faith in the codes of chivalry, madness, are the traits that one normally associated with Don Quijote. However, when Pirandello refers to specific events in the life of the Knight, a problem arises.
Pinus: A Franco Fasiolo Novel — Chapter 3
Something is happening to the stone pines of Rome, and Franco is asked to discover exactly what it is.
The Creativity Of Independent Booksellers: Mattia Garavaglia
If people can't go to the bookshop, someone's got to bring the books to them.
All Pezzolo’s A Stage: Trinacria Theatre Company
A small but vibrant arts collective is reviving Sicily's rich tradition of myth and legend.
Tracing A Sicilian Love Story Through The Centuries
Trinacria Theatre Company brings together three tales of interracial romance, in a production that unfolds through the streets of a small Sicilian village.
The Struggle Of Independent Bookstores
The number of Italian independent bookstores has been — not too slowly — decreasing over the past decade.