Pierre Abélard (Petrus Abelardus) – mort le 21 avril 1142Philosophe, écrivain, théologien, son histoire d’amour tragique avec Héloïse est l’histoire d’une passion charnelle qui devient un lien spirituel très fort Tous deux, nous partageons un amour entier, attentionné et sincère, puisque rien n’est doux, rien n’est paisible pour l’autre, s’il n’est profitable aux deux. L’amore… Read More Abélard
“In Science the paramount appeal is to the Intellect — its purpose being instruction; in Art, the paramount appeal is to the Emotions — its purpose being pleasure.“ George Henry Lewes – The Principles of Success in Literature (1865) George Henry Lewes was an English philosopher, biographer, and literary and dramatic critic, born on 18… Read More G. H. Lewes’s Fame
The British luxury passenger liner Titanic sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg.It was its maiden voyage, from Southampton, to New York City and carried hundreds of crew members and first-class, second-class, and third-class passengers. These last were poor emigrants from Europe seeking a new life in North America… Read More “Heroes of the Titanic”
Gianni Rodari, lo scrittore, giornalista e pedagogista italiano scomparso il 14 aprile 1980, ha sempre dato insegnamenti e fatto viaggiare con l’immaginazione grazie alle sue poesie, filastrocche e storie fantastiche. “Ci vuole un fiore” è una sua filastrocca messa in musica da Sergio Endrigo e Luis Bacalov nel 1974, diventata la colonna sonora di molti… Read More Da Rodari a Fukushima
Seamus Heaney, Irish poet, playwright and translator, was born on 13 April 1939 . Widely recognized as one of the major poets of the 20th century, he received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995 “for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.”He died in 2013. The… Read More Heaney and Historical Continuity
8 aprile 1300: una data importante nella cultura italiana, il giorno in cui ha inizio il viaggio mistico cantato nella Divina Commedia.Infatti è proprio nella notte tra il 7 e l’8 aprile 1300 che Dante Alighieri si smarrisce nella selva oscura: «Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vitami ritrovai per una selva oscura,ché la diritta… Read More 8 aprile 1300: l’inizio del Viaggio
On 6 April 1968 Cliff Richard‘s song “Congratulations” finished second at the thirteenth Eurovision Song Contest which took place in the Royal Albert Hall in London and was the first to be broadcast in colour.The song, which was the favourite to win, lost by just one vote to Spain’s entry and some said that voting… Read More Congratulations 🎶
Algernon Charles Swinburne was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic, who was born on 5 April 1837.He was famous for his innovative versification, and a central figure in the spread of ideas associated with Pre-Raphaelitism, Aestheticism, and the Symbolist.Swinburne was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year from 1903 to 1907 and… Read More At Parting
George Herbert was an English poet and orator, born on 3 April 1593. He spent the last years of his life as an Anglican priest in a small country church in England. He died of consumption at the age of thirty-nine. “Easter Wings” is perhaps his most beloved poem. It is famous for the layout… Read More Easter Wings
The BBC’s spaghetti tree hoax was a legendary April Fool’s prank-On 1 April 1957 the BBC news show “Panorama” broadcast a three-minute report on a plentiful spaghetti harvest in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino. The video showed a Swiss family harvesting spaghetti from the family “spaghetti tree”, placing it in baskets and then laying it… Read More The Spaghetti Tree Hoax
