An investigation by Italian art historian Flavio Caroli and the parallel destiny of Lord Byron by Patrizia Poggi, Ravenna 5 December 2025 I caress the book’s cover, feeling the papery weight beneath my fingers. On the dust jacket, a title stands out in a bold, modern font, split in two like a destiny:  TRENTASETTE   THIRTY-SEVEN on a red background, and immediately below, almost merging into a single, hypnotic compound -word,  ILMISTERO DELGENIO ADOLESCENTE . -THE MYSTERY OF THE ADOLESCENT...

The contrast between Italian and English manners By Nick Ceramella 21st November 2025 Rome Photography of Venice and Venice Carnival figures in costume by Theresa Moynes Photo credit: Theresa Moynes Venice, a favourite topic in English literature This article deals with Byron’s poem Beppo  as a basis to analyse the social context in which the story takes place. Here we discuss the difference between Italian and English social habits through  Michail Bakhtin’s theory of the carnivalesque and...

By Peter Clarke LRPS 7 November 2025 Beeston, Nottingham Photography by Peter Clarke. As a family we all love Italy. The food, the culture and the history. We have visited many regions and many cities. Rome the eternal city, Bologna, Venice, Florence and Pisa, and Lecce in the south.  This year we decided we would take in the sights and history of the Ligurian coast and had our base in Genoa . It is also known for its historical association with international celebrity and artistic...