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Henry VII and the Restoration Henry was born on 28 June 1491 in the palace of Greenwich, near London. He was the second son of the king Hery VII, the first sovereign of the Tudor dynasty. In 1509 when his father died he ascended the thr [...]

Paradise Lost by John Milton Satan is speaking in this sort of soliloquy. Satan who was called Lucifer, repeals after the fall from heaven. He and the other fallen angles ribald against God and God, who is Sovran and who can command everything, [...]

The turn of the screw Plot The novel starts on a Christmas- eve in an old house, where a group of friends is telling horror stories to enjoy them- selves. Here we meet the first narrator Mr. Douglas who had decided to read a book, written [...]

pron. personali sogg. pron. person. compl. agg. possessivi pron. possessivi I me my mine you you your yours [...]

The hobbyist Riassunto e analisi The hobbyist deals with a murderer who went to a druggist to have an undetectable poison for his murder, because he heard a rumour about this druggist. The druggist said Mr Sangstrom (the murdere [...]

Taormina is one of the most popular italian seaside resort. It is located in the Northeast of Sicily, on the ionic coast, not far from Messina, in a favourable position from where you can enjoy a unique panorama. Climate Spring is the bes [...]

SOCIAL CHANGES DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION At the beginning of the 18th century most people in England still lived in small towns but, with enclosures of common land, many people were forced to move to towns. here the people work 18 [...]

Skyscrapers The History Of Skyscrapers The first skyscrapers were constructed in the United States in the 1880s. They arose in urban areas where increased land prices and high population densities created a demand for [...]

ENGLISH RENAISSANCES  Vai to: Navigation, tries The extraordinary resumption of the art, the literature of the philosophy of the ancients that has begun in Italy already in XIV the century and that it is known like Humanism, only caught u [...]

JAMES JOYCE James Joyce was born in Dublin, on February 2, 1882, as the son of John Stanislaus Joyce, an impoverished gentleman, who had failed in a distillery business and tried all kinds of professions, including politics and tax collecting. [...]

CONNETTORI DI QUANTITA’ 1.      Uso di much, many, a lot of, a few, a little, fewer, less a)     Much e many: much con i nomi uncountable e sempre al singolare; mentre many con i plurali co [...]

The Tyger Blake was regarded in his time as very strange, but many of his ideas make sense to the modern reader. When this poem was written it was most unusual for writers to show interest in wild animals. People did not have access to wildlif [...]

PARKS IN LONDON Parks are a very important part of any big city. They provide green open space where people can walk, play games or do sport and exercise. Part of London’s charm lies in its beautiful parks and gardens, famous all over th [...]

Emily Dickinson (1830-86)   Author profile: Father was a lawyer who believed to Puritan princicples, mother loved by her, sister took care of all, brother concentrated on the country. She was educated in a female seminar and kept be [...]

Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Richland Center in south-western Wisconsin on June 8, 1867, as Frank Lincoln Wright. His father, William Carey Wright, was a musician and a preacher. His mother, Anna Lloyd Jones was a teac [...]

For nearly 2000 years London has been the most important city in Britain. Its position on the River Thames has turned it into an international port and a centre for finance, trade, industry, arts and government. Over the centuries London has [...]

LONDON : THE CITY FOR EVERYBODY London, situated on the river Thames in the south-east of Britain, isn’t only the economic and politic capital of Great Britain, but it is also a beautiful and impressive city full of magnificent buildings to [...]

The pre-romantic age Between classicism and romanticism The age of classicism is followed by a transitional period know as the pre-romantic age which  comes from 1770 to 1798 about the last thirty years of the 18th century. In fact [...]

From: “The Literary Labyrinth”, by M. S. Scarpa P. B. Shelley Timeline 1792      was born in Sussex of a family belonging to the rural gentry 1805      went to study at Eton 1811      expelled from Oxford University for havi [...]

19th CENTURY DRAMA IN ENGLAND Throughout the 19th century English drama went through a period of sterility. In fact there were no innovative playwrights until the last quarter of the century, and in general Shakespeare’s plays went on being sta [...]