The path to the nest of spiders (1947)
"THE PATH OF SPIDER'S NESTS" published in 1947 by Einaudi editor, it is set in Liguria at the time of the Second World War and the Partisan Resistance.
Influences on Tolkien's Middle Earth
What are the influences of events, places and previous literature works on the Middle-Earth world? How “far” went Tolkien to create it?
The aim of this work is to show the events, places and previous literature works that had an influence on Tolkien's creation of Middle Earth.
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6. Ogygia, home of the nymph Calypso
Alone, after all his men died, Ulysses arrives at the island of Calypso. He will remain there for 7 years until Athena convinces Zeus to let him finish his journey and reach Ithaca.
1. Troy
In this fragment we see how Athena inspires the poet to write about Ulysses. These are the very first words of the Odyssey, the beginning of such masterpiece in which mention is made of the man whose adventures began in Troy.
Ulysses' journey
In the Greek language we find the first works of Western literature.
Renzo in The Betrothed
Renzo is the main character of The Betrothed (I promessi sposi), a historical novel by Alessandro Manzoni. It was first published in 1827.
The Italian masterpiece is considered a historical novel but contains a bildungsroman focused on Renzo.