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Is the legacy of the Neorealist film-making mode (or should we say mood?) a withered one? If not, what is the ideal dialogue between contemporary Italian directors and this momentous page of their cultural history all about? The aim of this book is to show that, far from being exhausted, the vivifying lymph of post-Second World War Italian Neorealism continues to sustain the aesthetic praxis of many artists. Predominantly, the staying power of Neorealism becomes apparent in the stringent moral urgency behind the realization of films such as Gomorra, Lamerica, or Terra Madre. All of them,...

This book investigates Basile's contribution to the establishment of fairytales as a literary genre; the focus is on his masterpiece Lo cunto de li Cunti. The volume examines Basile's work's debt to tradition and its influence on posterity, while also studying the author's unique use of metaphors in the rich Neapolitan dialect. As this study reveals, metaphors in Lo cunto de li cunti are not used simply as a mean of embellishment; rather they are employed as a way to inform the reader of the rich folkloric tradition of Naples during the baroque times, as well as of Basile's discontent with...

This book presents a practical and easy-to-follow guide to develop and deliver an online language course successfully. It provides language teachers across the globe with useful insights and strategies to effectively teach language online. It offers suggestions on designing, developing, delivering, and improving online courses, and provides ideas on engaging and motivating students by making learning relevant to them. The book focuses on the importance of collaborative and cooperative learning and empathy in improving students' learning experience online. While taking the reader through the...