My Personal Italian Notes

Today I would like to present a very fascinating figure in my opinion, who is especially close to me because I dedicated to her one of the subsections in my bachelor thesis. When I found her biography, I was surprised that she's so little known to the public. I think her life, very turbulent, is a ready script for a movie.  Luisa Casati Stampa di Soncino (23 January 1881 – 1 June 1957) is one of the most painted and photographed people of the time. She comes from the richest family in Italy. In the portraits of her youth we see a modest and serious girl in love with art and drawing, who visits very often italian galleries and museums. She's getting married very quickly but it's not a happy marriage. Everything changes because of the meeting with Gabriele D'Annunzio, an italian writer and famous womanizer. He is so fascinated by beauty and original character of the marquise, that in the one of the novel he creates the main protagonist Isabella Inghirami based on the woma...

In Italy, non-verbal communication is very important and often used. Italians are a hand-communicating nation. Gestures help them better express what they mean. They also make the conversation more dynamic. Sometimes help express anger or joy, other times they save time, because one well-chosen gesture can tells us more than a long sentence. On an italian street, a hand movement is enough for the interlocutor to understand what it is about. However, you have to be very careful when using these gestures, because some of them are difficult to decode and if you use them incorrectly, you can make a faux pas. For example, when we start massaging our stomach after dinner, every Italian will be worried because it means stomach ache. To say that the dinner was delicious, you should "drill a hole in the cheek with the finger", which means that it was delicious. At this point, I would like to present a graphic which explains a few gestures. I also invite you to watch a short tutorial o...

  Hello everyone on the first post on this blog which will focus on Italian culture, art and language. Through this website, I would like to share information that I learned from philological studies, travels to the Apennine Peninsula and what fascinates me personally in Italy.  I would like to start by reflecting on the phenomenon of this country.  For a long time, I was wondering why I chose italian studies, although I would like to learn other languages ​​as well.  In Europe, including Poland, we can notice a special sympathy for this corner of the world. Why is this happening? As an example, will serve me antoher Mediterranean country, Greece. Just like Italy, has a long history, or even longer, because i t was ancient Athens that was the model for Rome , for example in the case of art and religion. Both countries are known for their smiling and friendly locals, delicious food, wonderful views and extraordinary historical monuments. There are many greek companies...