Mary Oliver (10 September 1935 –2019) was an American poet who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1984 and The National Book Award for poetry in 1992.Her poems are meditations on nature, spirituality and the human experience in a straightforward language that makes poetry “look easy.” However, if this gift appealed to the public,… Read More Mary Oliver and Life (1)
Susanne Katherina Langer (born on 20 December 1895) was an American philosopher of art, who said that:“Art is the objectification of feeling, and the subjectification of nature.” (1)“Art is the creation of forms symbolic of human feeling.” (2) Langer thought that the ability to use symbols underlies all human knowing and understanding and it is… Read More Symbols
Noam Chomsky, born in Philadelphia on 7 December 1928, is one of the most prominent linguists of the twentieth century, whose contributions in that field have been fundamental in the development of computer sciences.One of the most cited scholars alive, the “father of modern linguistics” believes that language is innate: we are born equipped with… Read More Happy Birthday, Professor Chomsky
“If you can’t give me poetry, can’t you give me poetical science?” Ada Lovelace died on this day, 27 November 1852.She was an English mathematician chiefly known because she wrote the world’s first computer program for Charles Babbage’s huge mechanical computer, “The Analytical Engine”. Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace was born in December 1815… Read More Ada Lovelace: The Mother of Programming (1)
TO VICTOR HUGO OF MY CROW PLUTO “Even when the bird is walking we know that it has wings.” — Victor Hugo by Marianne Moore Of: my crow Pluto, the true Plato, azzurro- negro green-blue rainbow, Victor Hugo, it is true we know that the crow “has wings” how- ever pigeon-toed inturned on grass. We do… Read More Marianne Moore and Italinglish(3)
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Gore Vidal (3 ottobre 1925 –2012) scrittore, saggista, sceneggiatore e drammaturgo, parlando del linguaggio, dopo aver citato Confucio che, alla richiesta di cosa avrebbe fatto se avesse ottenuto la guida dello stato, aveva risposto: “Correggere la lingua”, prosegue così: “Mano a mano che le società decadono, anche la lingua diventa decadente. Le parole vengono usate… Read More Parole e azioni
