https://nosweatshakespeare.com/sonnets/
https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/sonnets/section1/
Wednesday, 7 January 2026
Tuesday, 6 January 2026
STUDYING A CHRISTMAS CAROL - 3^C LINGUISTICO
Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, published on 19 December 1843, met with instant success and critical acclaim. It tells
the story of a bitter old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and his
transformation into a gentler, kindlier man after visitations by the ghost of
his former business partner Jacob Marley and
the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.
After celebrating the
joy and charity of Christmas, A Christmas Carol is above all a
condemnation of 19th-century Victorian England's division between the rich and the poor. London was a great world power, rich from industry and colonial
influence, yet poverty devastated its streets and factories. Continue reading here.
Sunday, 4 January 2026
BRIGHT STAR - 5^C LINGUISTICO
"Bright Star" is a sonnet written by the Romantic poet John Keats as a homage to his beloved Fanny Brawne.
It is primarily made up of two analogies. The first analogy is a negative one, where the poet describes the aspect of the star that he doesn’t wish to resemble. The second analogy is a positive one, where the poet explains the aspect of the star that he aspires to be like — namely, steadfast loyalty to his beloved.
https://www.eminentediting.com/post/bright-star-by-john-keats-analysis
Wednesday, 31 December 2025
Monday, 22 December 2025
Thursday, 18 December 2025
LORD BYRON - 5^C LINGUISTICO
George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron (1728-1844)
with his aristocratic behaviour, personal charm and unquestionable beauty stands
out as a rock star poet and the prince of passionate people’s perceptions during the so-called Regency era in England (1792 –
1830).
He is an immense poet, combining the best of
Augustan wit and intellect with the best of sensuously and politically charged
Romanticism.
Lord Byron was described in his own time as ‘a child of passion and the fool of fame‘.
Lord Byron was described in his own time as ‘a child of passion and the fool of fame‘.
Monday, 15 December 2025
JANE AUSTEN'S 250TH BIRTHDAY
Jane Austen, novelist, observer of human nature, and enduring voice of wit, romance, and social insight, was born in Steventon, Hampshire, England on 16 December 1775 and birthday celebrations have been taking place across the United Kingdom and the United States for months. Here are some ways to celebrate the birth of one of England's most beloved authors.
Why we love Jane Austen more than ever after 250 years
Why I Love Jane Austen (And Why You Should Too)
Sunday, 14 December 2025
JANE AUSTEN AND THE NOVEL OF MANNERS - 5^C LINGUISTICO
Jane Austen’s novels are unrivalled for their success in
combining two sorts of excellence that all too seldom coexist. Meticulously
conscious of her artistry, she is also constantly attentive to the realities of
ordinary human existence. From the
first, her works unite subtlety and common sense, good humour and acute moral
judgment, charm and conciseness, deftly marshalled incidents and carefully
rounded characters.
Jane Austen’s critics have spoken of her as a “limited” novelist, one who, writing in an age of great men and important events, portrays small towns and petty concerns, who knows (or reveals) nothing of masculine occupations and ideas, and who reduces the range of feminine thought and deed to matrimonial scheming and social pleasantry. Read here.
Saturday, 15 November 2025
Sunday, 9 November 2025
Saturday, 8 November 2025
THE SECRET GARDEN - 3^C LINGUISTICO
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden has been described as “the most significant children’s book of the 20th century.”
First published in 1911, after being serialised in The American Magazine, it was dismissed by one critic at the time as simple and lacking “plenty of excitement”. The novel is, in fact, a sensitive and complex story, which explores how a relationship with nature can foster our emotional and physical well-being. Read here.
You can read the book here.
https://www.gradesaver.com/the-secret-garden
https://api.macmillanenglish.com
https://fsharetv.cc/movie/the-secret-garden-episode-1-tt0108071
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Thursday, 16 October 2025
ROMANTICISM - 5^C LINGUISTICO
"The heart is the only true source of art, the language of a pure, child-like soul. Any creation not sprung from this origin can only be artifice. Every true work of art is conceived in a hallowed hour and born in a happy one, from an impulse in the artist's heart, often without his knowledge."
Caspar David Friedrich
Romanticism (also known as the Romantic period) was an artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century and in most areas was at its peak in the period from 1800 to 1850. It was partly a reaction to the Industrial Revolution, the aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment, and the scientific rationalisation of nature.
Here you can find my previous posts about Romanticism.
Friday, 3 October 2025
THE RENAISSANCE - 4^C LINGUISTICO
The Renaissance was
one of Europe’s most significant historical periods, and is often characterised
by the magnificent outpouring of art, literature, and scientific developments
witnessed between the 15th and 17th centuries.
During this time new ideas spread across the continent, focused on the possibilities of mankind, the achievements of the individual, and the teachings of the ancient world – pushing Europe out of the "Dark Ages" and towards a more enlightened and modern society. Read here.
Thursday, 18 September 2025
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