Themes of the sea and the emotions, particularly the deeply felt joys and melancholies experienced by men, are a touchstone of this work. Ferdinando Manzo's thoughts are not bound to fluidity; they fly to the greatest heights of exhilaration in poems such as, The sky above us, which displays 'a mantle of stars that burns in my heart' and in the evocative lines of Eclipse: 'the moon rose, bright between the eyelids of the night'. Even the constellation Andromeda is given due recognition, breaking her chains and ready for revenge, before another poem The voice of the universe explores 'a hidden...
Themes of the sea and the emotions, particularly the deeply felt joys and melancholies experienced by men, are a touchstone of this work. Ferdinando M...
An exciting new story from first-time novelist, Ferdinando Manzo, Arco explores man's battle with the sea in an attempt to seek solace. The story is set in two different eras: on the high seas among ancient pirates and in contemporary Europe ravaged by war. The legend of the blue vortex - a door into another world - is the central focus of both periods. An adventure story, it also raises philosophical questions about love and the purpose of life. Commander Arco is at the centre of the search for the blue vortex as legend has it he was the only man who ever found it. Those...
An exciting new story from first-time novelist, Ferdinando Manzo, Arco explores man's battle with the sea in an attempt to seek solace. The s...
La qualita distintiva di questa raccolta di poesie e la sua musicalita, il suono delle parole scelte con cura, e il loro ritmo. L'effetto piacevole della sensualita di suoni, che vanno dalla dolcezza al dramma del sesso, e in sintonia con la gamma delle emozioni umane.
La qualita distintiva di questa raccolta di poesie e la sua musicalita, il suono delle parole scelte con cura, e il loro ritmo. L'effetto piacevole de...
