Southern Italy

most dominant and prestigious vernacular for writing and for educated communication in Italy today. The first official document in the vernacular in Italy was the “Placito di Capua”, which dates back to the second half of the 10th century. A major influence that led to the superiority of the Tuscan Florentine vernacular was the growth of the economy in Florence. Between 1100 and 1300, the population of Italy increased…

In the nineteenth century, German and Italy both underwent radical unification movements to integrate the independent states. Each country’s unification efforts shared some similarities, in addition to some differences, due to the events occurring in Europe at the time, as a result of cultural diffusion. The consensus agreement of historians remains that the German and Italian movements drastically altered European society. Although the methods through which the newly formed nations contrast,…

Italy Ciao! Benevento! Italy is a wonderful country that has influenced the world. Their cuisine, fashion, and arts have affected the world. From their many different fabrics used in their designs to the types of art they influenced Italy has effected the world in one way or another. First, Italy is known for their world- renowned fashion. Italian fashion has influenced many countries and cultures. Italy is known for the fabrics used in their designs. The types of fabrics…

emigration, as millions left to travel to the United States throughout the early parts of the 20th century. However, currently Italy is going through somewhat of a crisis on how to deal with the immigration influx occurring throughout their country, as well as many other Western European and European Union members. With thousands of African immigrants being smuggled into Southern Italy, and thousands more emigrating to the peninsula from Eastern European countries such as…

The Alps are the youngest and highest mountain system in Europe. They stretch across the western and southern part of the continent in a broad arc. The mountain starts near the Mediterranean Sea on the border between France and Italy. Then it curves north and eastward through northern Italy, Switzerland Liechtenstein, southern Germany, Austria and Slovenia. This beautiful landscape is 1000 kilometers (621.371 miles) long and the widest section 260 kilometers (167.149 miles) wide. The Alps…

Italian culture. Choosing this culture was not difficult because I am, according to AncestryDNA, 75% Italian and would love to learn more about where I come from. The only exposure that I have gotten in relation to the culture was when I traveled to Italy in June of 2017 and by living at home with my extended Italian family. After extensive research, I learned a hefty amount of information on Italian culture. For the course, I was required to download two language applications that would help me…

Mary Jane Dempsey Enzo Traverso ROM 6350 30 September 2017 Book Review: Equivocal Subjects: Between Italy and Africa—constructions of racial and national identity in the Italian cinema by SHELLEEN GREENE In her most recent work, Shelleen Greene attempts to present a multifaceted depiction of mixed-race roles in Italian cinema. Her book, Equivocal Subjects: Between Italy and Africa—constructions of racial and national identity in the Italian cinema, published in 2014, uses twenty-four films,…

analysis between the levels of secularism between Italy and France. Two cases will be analyzed in this section of the essay, the French hijab bullshit and the Italian crucifix being displayed in public buildings bullshit. The law allowing for the crucifixes to be displayed inside the classrooms, the Italian courts, and hospitals was passed in 1924 by Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini (Thomas, R. Murray, 2007). After the Second World War in 1948, Italy passed a new constitution, which…

The fifteenth century was a critical tuning point for Europe and the rest of the world. It brought about the Age of Exploration, which transitioned Europe from the Middle Ages to the early modern world. There were many important factors that led Europeans to be able to broaden their horizons, so to speak, and explore new and uncharted territory. Major advances in technology, booming economy and commerce, the many deaths caused by the bubonic plague, and curiosity and the thirst for fame and…

Italian is also a member of the Romance group of the Indo-European language family. The Italian language is more similar to the Latin language than any other Romance language, which makes sense because Latin originated in Italy. Latin was just one of several Indo-European languages in Italy. As a group, these languages are sometimes referred to as the Italic languages. The other Italic languages include Faliscan, Osean, Umbrian, and Venetic. The Italian language derives mainly from Vulgar Latin,…