Böcker av Luigi Barzini

The 'fatal charm of Italy' has held Lord Byron and millions of tourists ever since in its spell. Yet, beneath 'the brilliant and vivacious surface', what are the realities of Italian life? Few writers have ever painted a portrait of their compatriots as crisp, frank and fearless as Luigi Barzini's. Cutting through the familiar clich s, he instructs us with a cascade of anecdotes and provides a marvellous guided tour through centuries of history. He examines Machiavelli and Mussolini, popes, pilgrims and prostitutes, cliques and conspiracies, Casanova and the crippling power of the Church. Yet alongside the Baroque exuberance and spectacular display, the love of life and the life of love, he also shows us a divided nation, injustice, ignorance, poverty and fear. All this is Italy, a country of dazzling achievement and an uncanny aptitude for getting round problems; both its virtues and its vices are celebrated in this sparkling book

Questo libro presenta le impressioni del giornalista Luigi Barzini durante il suo viaggio in Marocco all'inizio del XX secolo. Barzini descrive le città, le persone, la cultura e la politica del paese, offrendo un'analisi critica della situazione marocchina dell'epoca.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Un compte rendu complet des technologies militaires modernes, écrit à l'époque de la Première Guerre mondiale.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Dall'Impero del Mikado all'Impero dello Zar è una pubblicazione che offre una descrizione della cultura, della politica e della società in Giappone e Russia nella seconda metà del XIX secolo. La pubblicazione è stata curata da Luigi Barzini.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Da bordo del Venezuela, 12 ottobre. Chi può udire senza commozione profonda il grido che si leva da una nave carica d¿emigranti, nel momento della partenza, quel grido al quale risponde la moltitudine assiepata sulle banchine, urlo disperato di mille voci rauche di pianto? Gridano addio! E par che gridino aiuto!... L¿addio! Non c¿è cosa più amara e più dolorosa. Tutta l¿umana sofferenza può essere espressa in questa parola: addio! In fondo ad ogni nostro dolore possiamo trovare sempre un addio: a qualche cosa o a qualcheduno.

The Little Match Man, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.

Peking-Paris im Automobil; Eine Wettfahrt durch Asien und Europa in sechzig Tagen. , a classic since it was first published. Has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.

"Gibt es jemanden, der diesen Sommer eine Fahrt per Automobil von Peking nach Paris unternehmen wird?", fragte die Pariser Zeitung Le Matin am 31. Januar 1907. Es meldeten sich 40 Teilnehmer für das Rennen an. Aufgrund unüberwindlicher Schwierigkeiten starteten letztlich doch nur fünf Teams am 10. Juni um 8:00 Uhr in Peking. Der aus einer Patrizierfamilie stammende Scipione Borghese, der Sieger dieses Rennens, schreibt an sein Teammitglied, den Journalisten und Autor Luigi Barzini: "Uns [...] erwartete allgemeiner Beifall, erwartete die Genugtuung, einen Augenblick lang die Begeisterung der großen Metropolen der Welt, der betriebsamen Städte, der stillen Flecken in ganz Europa erregt zu haben! Am Punkt der Abfahrt die geheimnisvolle Hauptstadt des rätselhaften Reiches, aus dem das Geräusch des Lebens wegen der räumlichen Entfernung und des Abstandes im Denken nur gedämpft zu uns herüberklingt; am Endpunkt der lauteste Resonanzboden der Welt, Paris, von wo jeder, auch der leiseste Hauch des Lebens sich verstärkt und in tausendfachem Echo vervielfältigt über die ganze Erde verbreitet ... Der Telegraph und die Presse, sie sind die unmittelbare Ursache der Volkstümlichkeit, deren sich unser Unternehmen zu erfreuen hatte. Diese beiden sind es, die Ihre spannende Darstellung überallhin verbreitet haben, die den eintönigen und für uns nur allzu häufig höchst verdrießlichen Zwischenfällen der Reise Interesse verlieh. ... Und das Publikum hat die Poesie gefühlt, die die einzelnen Kapitel dieser unserer modernsten Odyssee erfüllt."

Described by Melvin Lasky as "one of the great journalists of our time," Luigi Barzini was also one of the great cultural historians of modern Italy

A collection of essays by Luigi Barzini (1908-1984), a great cultural historian of modern Italy. Topics discussed include the deep Italian roots of Julius Caesar, Casanova's contribution to the art of living big, and Camillo Cavour's contribution to a democratic as well as integrated nation.