The poet Niccolò Ugo Foscolo wrote Dei Sepolcri in 1806. This work includes the poet’s opinions on the importance of graveyards and it could help us to reflect on some interesting questions: Do you consider it important that your body or your ashes are cherished in some places, or not? But above all…why?

Il poeta Foscolo scrisse nel 1806 l’opera Dei Sepolcri. L’opera racchiude le opinioni del poeta sull’importanza dei cimiteri e può aiutarci a riflettere sulle domande interessanti: considerate importante che il vostro corpo o le vostre ceneri siano conservate in un qualche luogo, oppure no? Ma soprattutto, perché?

Burri and Fontana are two artists who lived during the same period, developing with their artworks the same artistic movement called Informale. Nonetheless, their life were different and this is why their works have a quite different style and can tell very different stories of the same historical time.

Burri e Fontana sono due artisti che vissero nello stesso periodo, sviluppando con la loro opere lo stesso movimento artistico chiamato Informale. Nonostante ciò, le loro vite furono diverse ed è per questo che le loro opere hanno un stile piuttosto diverso, come diverse sono le storie che raccontano dello stesso periodo storico.

Luigi Pirandello is one of the most famous authors in Italian Literature. One, No One and a Hundred Thousand makes us reflect on who we really are and if there exists only one version of ourselves or as many as the people we interact with. Pirandello was a fascinating character who was interested in themes like relative reality and madness. He won the Nobel Prize in 1934.

If you’re interested in reading One, No One and a Hundred Thousand here’s some useful links:

Link to the original Italian version of the book

Link to the English version of the book

Link to a simplified Italian version of the book  This version is meant for Italian mother tongue teenagers, so it’s simpler than the original novel but don't expect tips for people who are learning the language

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