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ISBN
9780767927703
Publication Year
2010
Type
Language Course
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Name
Bella Lingua : My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language
Item Height
0.7in
Author
Dianne Hales
Item Length
7.9in
Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz
Number of Pages
336 Pages

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A celebration of the language and culture of Italy, La Bella Lingua is the story of how a language shaped a nation, told against the backdrop of one woman's personal quest to speak fluent Italian. For anyone who has been to Italy, the fantasy of living the Italian life is powerfully seductive. But to truly become Italian, one must learn the language. This is how Dianne Hales began her journey. In La Bella Lingua , she brings the story of her decades-long experience with the "the world's most loved and lovable language" together with explorations of Italy' s history, literature, art, music, movies, lifestyle and food in a true opera amorosa -- a labor of her love of Italy. Over the course of twenty-five years, she has studied Italian through Berlitz, books, CDs, podcasts, private tutorials and conversation groups, and, most importantly, time spent in Italy. In the process the Italian language became not just a passion and a pleasure, but a passport into Italy's storia and its very soul. She invites readers to join her as she traces the evolution of Italian in the zesty graffiti on the walls of Pompeii, in Dante's incandescent cantos and in Boccaccio's bawdy Decameron . She portrays how social graces remain woven into the fabric of Italian: even the chipper "ciao," which does double duty as "hi" and "bye," reflects centuries of bella figura. And she exalts the glories of Italy's food and its rich and often uproarious gastronomic language: Italians deftly describe someone uptight as a baccala (dried cod), a busybody who noses into everything as a prezzemolo (parsley), a worthless or banal movie as a polpettone (large meatball). Like Dianne, readers of La Bella Lingua will find themselves innamorata , enchanted, by Italian, fascinated by its saga, tantalized by its adventures, addicted to its sound, and ever eager to spend more time in its company.

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Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0767927702
ISBN-13
9780767927703
eBay Product ID (ePID)
74834313

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Author
Dianne Hales
Publication Name
Bella Lingua : My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Type
Language Course
Number of Pages
336 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
7.9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz

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"A praiseworthy feature of La Bella Lingua is the way Hales peppers her narrative with hundreds of Italian words, idioms, and figures of speech-all chosen with gusto and brio and clearly translated into English-to introduce readers to the sonic and semantic seraglio that is the Italian language. A separate chapter on 'Irreverent Italian' highlights la parolaccia , the earthy lexicon of invective and jocular sensuality that contemporary Italians imbibe with their mother's milk but foreign students of Italian rarely get to savor." -Peter D'Epiro and Mary Desmond Pinkowish, authors of Sprezzatura: 50 Ways Italian Genius Shaped the World "Dianne Hales is just about pitch perfect as she weaves the engaging story of her innamoramento with Italian, hitting the high notes of Italian culture... a lovely, touching tribute to the many fine civilizing gifts that Italy has shared with the world. Any smart traveler to Italy would want to read La Bella Lingua . It's not only readable and engaging but informative about things not easily found in guidebooks and common tourist materials." -Julia Conaway Bondanella & Peter Bondanella, authors and editors of The Italian Renaissance Reader, Italian Cinema , and the Cassell Dictionary of Italian Literature "An impassioned student, Dianne Hales takes us along on her delightful pilgrimage to the speaking heart of Italy. The rhythmic beat she comes to feel and love teaches her how to live, in beautiful and idiomatic Italian, 'a language as rich in flavors and varieties as Italian cooking.' The reading pilgrim's reward is this delicious feast of a book, a strong mix of cultural and spoken treasure." -Susan Cahill, author of Desiring Italy and The Smiles of Rome From the Hardcover edition., "A praiseworthy feature ofLa Bella Linguais the way Hales peppers her narrative with hundreds of Italian words, idioms, and figures of speech-all chosen with gusto and brio and clearly translated into English-to introduce readers to the sonic and semantic seraglio that is the Italian language. A separate chapter on 'Irreverent Italian' highlightsla parolaccia, the earthy lexicon of invective and jocular sensuality that contemporary Italians imbibe with their mother's milk but foreign students of Italian rarely get to savor." -Peter D'Epiro and Mary Desmond Pinkowish, authors ofSprezzatura: 50 Ways Italian Genius Shaped the World "Dianne Hales is just about pitch perfect as she weaves the engaging story of herinnamoramentowith Italian, hitting the high notes of Italian culture... a lovely, touching tribute to the many fine civilizing gifts that Italy has shared with the world. Any smart traveler to Italy would want to readLa Bella Lingua. It's not only readable and engaging but informative about things not easily found in guidebooks and common tourist materials." -Julia Conaway Bondanella & Peter Bondanella, authors and editors ofThe Italian Renaissance Reader, Italian Cinema, and theCassell Dictionary of Italian Literature "An impassioned student, Dianne Hales takes us along on her delightful pilgrimage to the speaking heart of Italy. The rhythmic beat she comes to feel and love teaches her how to live, in beautiful and idiomatic Italian, 'a language as rich in flavors and varieties as Italian cooking.' The reading pilgrim's reward is this delicious feast of a book, a strong mix of cultural and spoken treasure." -Susan Cahill, author ofDesiring ItalyandThe Smiles of Rome
Topic
Italian, Europe / Italy, Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Essays & Travelogues, Linguistics / General
Dewey Decimal
450
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Genre
Travel, Foreign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines

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  • by mbstm_bbkac0ay
    Jun 09, 2020

    Compelling history of Italian

    Interesting history, fun to read. My book was in good physical shape, too.

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  • by pacificom2006
    Dec 04, 2014

    Italian! La bella lingua!

    Excellent book...I gave so many copies of it to my students at the conversational Italian class. I recommend it to anyone in love with the Italian language.

  • by foxy2384
    Mar 05, 2012

    Love it!!!

    I love this book!! i started to learn italian and while i was freelancing online , i found a link to this book. Never regreted that i'Ve bought it! excellnet for light reading, helps memorize some phrases and helps to get to know italian culture))

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