Tag Archives: Italy

The Battles Of The Isonzo (1915-1917): A Comprehensive Analysis

Posted on December 18, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Battles of the Isonzo represent one of the most grueling and costly campaigns of World War I, fought between the Kingdom of Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire along the Isonzo River (now called Soča in Slovenia). These battles exemplified … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Casanova: Actor Lover Priest Spy

Posted on June 20, 2024 by nathanalbright

Casanova: Actor Lover Priest Spy, by Ian Kelly If the author tries a bit too hard to make Casanova especially relevant to our times, I found myself considerably surprised by how much sympathy I felt for Casanova as a person, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Seven Brief Lessons On Physics

Posted on January 24, 2024 by nathanalbright

Seven Brief Lessons On Physics, by Carlo Rovelli, translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre This is the sort of book that could only have come from Italy. There are two reasons for this. The first reason is that the essays on … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Death In Florence

Posted on December 29, 2023 by nathanalbright

Death In Florence: The Medici, Savonarola, And The Battle For The Soul Of A Renaissance City, by Paul Strathern At the end of this book (spoiler alert), the author reveals that the death in Florence does not just refer to one … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Princes Of The Renaissance

Posted on December 26, 2023 by nathanalbright

Princes Of The Renaissance: The Hidden Power Behind An Artistic Revolution, by Mary Hollingsworth Unfortunately, this book manages to combine several unfortunate traits into a single book that would, at least at the outset, seem like a slam-dunk for a great … Continue reading →

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Typical Italian Scenes

Posted on June 30, 2023 by nathanalbright

When we arrived yesterday afternoon at the airport in Caglari, I was a bit bemused when we were told to wait because our flight was not ready to check in, and that we would have to use boarding passes on … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Garden Lover’s Guide To Italy

Posted on February 5, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Garden Lover’s Guide To Italy, by Penelope Hobhouse Gardens are funny artifacts of history. Italy is one of the more notable places in the history of gardens, and yet many Italian gardens have sought to mimic, for prestige reasons, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Poetical Works Of Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Posted on September 15, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Poetical Works Of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, with a new introduction by Ruth M. Adams Sometimes more is less. Elizabeth Barrett Browning was, as this volume helpfully informs us, a very prolific and beloved poetess during the early Victorian era … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Children Of Earth And Sky

Posted on December 9, 2019 by nathanalbright

Children Of Earth And Sky, by Guy Gavriel Kay In many ways this is a deeply interesting novel, and it illustrates the author openly seeking to pursue a variety of agendas.  Some of these agendas are ones I can wholeheartedly … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Brightness Long Ago

Posted on December 9, 2019 by nathanalbright

A Brightness Long Ago, by Guy Gavriel Kay This book is clearly part of a larger set of novels.  Although this is the first of the novels by the author that I have read that has focused in his fictionalized … Continue reading →

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