Cap 15. L’ultimo D’Annunzio – concept album di A. Marasti (12) Questo video, che contiene alcune canzoni del concept album “L’ultimo D’Annunzio” di Alfredo Marasti, si apre con alcune immagini del Vittoriale e l’audio di un cinegiornale dell’Istituto Nazionale Luce dell’epoca relativo ai funerali di D’Annunzio, che viene presentato come amico e “fedele gregario” del… Read More Le donne del mio Vate – ☾ CXV ☽ 🖋️
John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, 1st Baron Acton, described as “the magistrate of history”, was born in Naples, Italy, on 10 January 1834.He was the grandson of the Neapolitan admiral and minister Sir John Acton, who served as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Naples under Ferdinand IV and was a favourite of his wife,… Read More The Actons
Two days after the marriage, Emma , who had now officially become Lady Hamilton, and her husband returned to Naples. The diplomat was immediately presented with a bill from his nephew Greville: the sum he had spent for the education and maintenance of Emma Carew, Emma Hamilton’s daughter born in 1782 and immediately placed by… Read More Lady Hamilton in Naples – After the Marriage (Part 8)
David Brin is an American author of science fiction who was born on 6 October 1950. He has also been both a NASA consultant and a physics professor. He is the author of “The Postman”, a post-apocalyptic dystopian novel on which a film of the same title was based, in 1997. It was produced and… Read More David Brin
In 1562, Elizabeth I contracted smallpox which left her face pockmarked (see here). Since the queen had always been proud of her beauty, she feared this would spoil her image, showing a flawlessly fair skin, the typical look of the upper class, nobility and earthly perfection.Since she was aware that as the queen, she couldn’t… Read More Queen Elizabeth I & Venetian Ceruse (part 2)
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 –1882) was an American philosopher and poet, and the leading exponent of New England TranscendentalismThis was an idealistic system of thought based on faith in the innate goodness of man and nature, whose purity has been corrupted by society and its institutions.Transcendentalists believed that divinity is present and pervades the whole… Read More Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Rhodora
Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria’s reign, was known for his vivid imagery and melodic poetic dictionHe died on 6 October 1892. The Eagle He clasps the crag with crooked hands;Close to the sun in lonely lands,Ring’d with the azure world, he stands. The wrinkled sea… Read More The Eagle 🦅
Henry Kissinger ~ born on 27 May 1923 “Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.” “Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God.” “Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.” “Il potere è il massimo afrodisiaco.” “Beate le… Read More Kissinger and Power
Adrienne Rich, born on 16 May 1929, was an American poet, essayist and feminist, defined “one of the most widely read and influential poets of the second half of the 20th century”. “Tonight No Poetry Will Serve” Saw you walking barefoottaking a long lookat the new moon’s eyelid later spreadsleep-fallen, naked in your dark hairasleep… Read More Adrienne Rich and Violence
Aphorisms of Lord Acton, the great 19th-century historian (see here): 1 “Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right of being able to do what we ought.” 2 “Liberty is the harmony between the will and the law.” 3 “Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It… Read More Lord Acton on Liberty (2)
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