This is an anthology of the poetry of Vincenzo Ancona, a Sicilian poet who lived in Brooklyn. This 206-page bilingual book includes two CDs (or one DVD) recorded by the poet in Sicilian. The English translation was done by Gaetano Cipolla. This is a reprint of a book that has become a classic of Sicilian poetry in America

Malidittu la linga / Damned Language (Pueti D'Arba Sicula)

Reference

Vincenzo Ancona

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Legas Publishing

This is the third edition of a very successful book (16 editions in Italy and one in Japanese). The book condenses ten centuries of Sicilian history from AD 827 to 1860 into an eminently readable and entertaining narrative.

Thousand Years in Sicily: From the Arabs to the Bourbons (Sicilian Studies)

History

Giuseppe Quatriglio

Europe

Vivere in Italia (Pedagogical Series)

Pietro Frassica

This is a revised edition of Dr. Henry Barbera's entertaining and well documented account of the period that goes from the Norman conquest of Sicily to the death of Frederick II. Dr. Barbera places Sicily at the center of European political development during the Middle Ages.

Medieval Sicily: The First Absolute State (Sicilian Studies ; V. 2)

Henry Barbera

This is a trilingual anthology of the best dialect poetry written in Latium, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia. Each region and each poet are introduced by critical appraisals that highlight trends within the horizon of dialect poetry in Italy.

Dialect Poetry of Southern Italy: Texts and Criticism: A Trilingual Edition (Italian Poetry in Translation, Vol. 2) (Italian Poetry in Translation, V. 2) (English, Italian and Italian Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Luigi Bonaffini

Poetry

This is a book ofn the history of Sicily, focusing on the numerous dominations the island has suffered through the centuries. It is a revised and expanded edition.

Sicily: The Trampled Paradise Revisited Second Edition (Sicilian Studies, V. 3)

Connie Mandracchia Decaro

This book builds on the very successful travelogue entitled Sicily Within. Justin Vitiello expands his enquiry into Sicilian realities, taking the readers along a journey of discovery.

Labyrinths and Volcanoes: Winding Through Sicily (Sicilian Studies, V. 4)

Travel

Justin Vitiello

This is a translation of all the lyric poems written by Dante Alighieri, except the Divine Comedy. It includes two Latin Eclogues. This bilingual edition of the poems includes also the poems of the Vita Nova. The full text of the Vita Nova is included only in Italian.

Dante's Lyric Poems (Italian Poetry in Translation)

DANTE, ALIGHIERI

Achille Serrao who writes in the dialect of Caivano, a small town in Campania, deals with his "anxiety of influence," vis a vis the great melodic tradition of Neapolitan poetry represented by Salvatore Di Giacomo. He opts for the anti-melodic Neapolitan legacy from Basile, Capurro to Russo.

Cantalesia: Poems in the Neapolitan Dialect (1900-1997) (Italian Poetry in Translation) (English, Italian and Italian Edition)

This is a fast-paced read in a voice that is fresh and powerful. It introduces the Donitella family, ordinary people with extraordinary tales to tell. Spanning four decades the novel opens its mouth-watering tale in the '50s when the father's ritual story-telling begins to take on the power of prayer. The Donitellas will stay with you and you'll keep thinking of them as one thinks of interesting people one has just met.

The Last Cannoli

Camille Cusumano

United States

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