Spontaneous me, by Walt Whitman ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ–‹๐Ÿ“–

โ€œSpontaneous Meโ€ is one of Walt Whitmanโ€™s most daring and sensual poems, taken from the โ€œChildren of Adamโ€ section of Leaves of Grass. A hymn to the instinctive nature of human desire and its connection with the natural world. In this article you will find the original text in English, along with the translations into Italian and Spanish, with a reflection on the bodily and naturalistic language that made Whitman so revolutionary for his time.

“Spontaneous Me” รจ una delle poesie piรน audaci e sensuali di Walt Whitman, tratta dalla sezione “Children of Adam” di Leaves of Grass. Un inno alla natura istintiva del desiderio umano e alla sua connessione con il mondo naturale. In questo articolo trovate il testo originale in inglese, insieme alle traduzioni in italiano e spagnolo, con una riflessione sul linguaggio corporeo e naturalistico che rese Whitman cosรฌ rivoluzionario per il suo tempo. Continue reading Spontaneous me, by Walt Whitman ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ–‹๐Ÿ“–

A nada imploram tuas mรฃos jรก coisas, por Fernando Pessoa ๐Ÿ“ƒ๐Ÿ–‹๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น

Ricardo Reis โ€” Fernando Pessoaโ€™s classical, Stoic heteronym โ€” wrote some of modernismโ€™s most austere and formally accomplished meditations on mortality. This commentary examines one of his finest odes: a poem in which a dead womanโ€™s hands become things, her name is forgotten, and only the poem itself survives to preserve a single, anonymous smile.
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The Devils of the Neighborhood, by Grazia Deledda ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นโœ’๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

English translation curated by Enzo Martinelli of Grazia Deleddaโ€™s short story, โ€œThe Devils of the Neighborhoodโ€, from her short story collection โ€œSummer Sunshineโ€, along with original Italian text.

Traduzione inglese curata da Enzo Martinelli del racconto di Grazia Deledda, โ€œI diavoli del quartiereโ€, dalla sua raccolta di racconti โ€œSole d’estateโ€, con testo originale a fronte. Continue reading The Devils of the Neighborhood, by Grazia Deledda ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นโœ’๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

The Feather Pillow, by Horacio Quiroga

English translation by Enzo Martinelli of Horacio Quirogaโ€™s gothic short story, โ€œEl almohadon de pluma – The Feather Pillowโ€, from his short story collection โ€œCuentos de amor, locura y muerte – Stories of Love, Madness and Deathโ€. Published in translation into English, along with the original text in Spanish of the story. Continue reading The Feather Pillow, by Horacio Quiroga

One More, by Luigi Pirandello โœ’๏ธ๐Ÿ“ƒ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

English translation, curated by Enzo Martinelli, of Pirandelloโ€™s short story, โ€œUno di piรน- One Moreโ€, from his short story collection โ€œNovelle per un anno – Short Stories for a Yearโ€, with original text in Italian. Continue reading One More, by Luigi Pirandello โœ’๏ธ๐Ÿ“ƒ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Lion or Foe, by Grazia Deledda ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นโœ’๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

English translation curated by Enzo Martinelli of Grazia Deleddaโ€™s short story, โ€œLion or Foeโ€, from her short story collection โ€œSummer Sunshineโ€, along with original Italian text.

Traduzione inglese curata da Enzo Martinelli del racconto di Grazia Deledda, โ€œLeone o fainaโ€, dalla sua raccolta di racconti โ€œSole d’estateโ€, con testo originale a fronte. Continue reading Lion or Foe, by Grazia Deledda ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นโœ’๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Pirandelloโ€™s Short Stories ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Luigi Pirandello is celebrated worldwide as a Nobel laureate and theatrical innovator โ€” yet the vast majority of his short story collection, the Novelle per un anno, has never appeared in English. This essay examines how that silence has distorted the anglophone reception of one of European modernismโ€™s most radical writers, which stories have been translated and why, and what a complete critical edition would restore to English-language readers. A new ebook โ€” pairing first English translations of selected stories with original critical essays โ€” begins to address what has been missing for too long. Continue reading Pirandelloโ€™s Short Stories ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

The Suicide Ships, by Horacio Quiroga

English translation by Enzo Martinelli of Horacio Quirogaโ€™s short story, โ€œLos buques suicidantes – The Suicide Shipsโ€, from his short story collection โ€œCuentos de amor, locura y muerte – Stories of Love, Madness and Deathโ€. Published in translation into English, along with the original text in Spanish of the story. Continue reading The Suicide Ships, by Horacio Quiroga