Decameron: Tales of Love, Wit, and Human Comedy
Giovanni Boccaccio
Italian humanist writer and is considered the father of Italian prose, and the creator of the novel and the renewal of the ancient epic. He spent his childhood in Florence, and soon abandoned trade for a career in law and subsequent cultivation of the arts under the guidance of distinguished scholars at the court of Anjou. His stay in Naples inspired him on stage and the atmosphere of the works evoke the figure of Fiammetta, his beloved, present in much of its production and saw
Full Moon: A Novel of Characters and Their Complexities
Full Moon
The Characters
The characters in Full Moon possess a complex psychology reminiscent of 19th-century novels. Their detailed biographies and environments are explored, but unlike naturalism, heredity and environment don’t fully explain them. There remains an unfathomable element to their beings.
Various methods are used for character construction, applied differently to each character:
- The character seen from the inside (internal perspective)
- The character seen from the outside (external perspective)
A Toccata of Galuppi’s Analysis: Tempus Fugit & Carpe Diem
A Toccata of Galuppi’s by Robert Browning
Voice
The poem is written in the third person. There are three distinct voices: the scientist, Baldassaro Galuppi (deceased), and a group of people at the Venetian carnivals.
Mood
The poem’s mood is melancholic and sorrowful, although moments of joy are interspersed throughout.
Topic
The poem explores the themes of Tempus Fugit (time flies) and Carpe Diem (seize the day). It can be divided into three parts:
- Part 1 (Lines 1-4): Focuses on Tempus Fugit.
- Part 2 (Lines
Analysis of “A Toccata of Galuppi’s” by Robert Browning
A Toccata of Galuppi’s by Robert Browning
Voice
The poem is written in the third person. There are three distinct voices: the scientist, Baldassaro Galuppi (who is deceased), and a group of people at the Venetian carnivals.
Mood
The poem’s mood is melancholic and sorrowful, although there are moments of joy interspersed throughout.
Topic
The main themes of the poem are Tempus Fugit (time flies) and Carpe Diem (seize the day). The poem can be divided into three parts:
- Lines 1-4: Focuses on Tempus Fugit.
Broken Mirror: A Deep Dive into Rodoreda’s Novel
Prologue: A Novel’s Essence
A novel is a tapestry of intuitions, resurrections of the heart, honor, and disappointments. Details are paramount. Rodoreda experienced a period of writer’s block due to other priorities, such as survival. She found writing short stories less demanding. Her first novel, The Garden by the Sea, was the last to be published. It was a monologue that paved the way for her other works.
Broken Mirror stemmed from the creation of the sea and Diamond Square. The novel’s roots now
Read MoreThe Revenge of the Cow: A Chilling Tale of Transformation and Terror
The Revenge of the Cow
Sergio Aguirre
Introduction
The story begins with a newspaper clipping from “The Times” on October 9, 1994, reporting a tragic incident at Sothersby Farm where a cow attacked and killed a child. The animal was subsequently sacrificed. We are then introduced to a woman who wakes up in the middle of the night to a loud noise and a power outage. She smells a strong odor of animal droppings and, while stumbling through the dark house, steps on something wet and pasty. She screams
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