From Italian To English

From Italian to English is a comprehensive Italian program designed to help students acquire a solid reading proficiency in Italian. The textbook is particularly suited for students whose aim is to read and translate Italian texts in a minimum amount of time. Reading selections include a number of quotations from various authors and disciplines, thus it represents a broad spectrum of Italian prose in its rich linguistic and cultural diversity through the centuries. The text dates from Medieval times to the present and demonstrate a great range of linguistic registers, allowing students to explore classical Italian literary texts as well as some non-traditional forms.