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This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome. [1] This list covers the letter M.
John Fante (April 8, 1909 – May 8, 1983) was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his semi-autobiographical novel Ask the Dust (1939) about the life of Arturo Bandini, a struggling writer in Depression-era Los Angeles.
This category is for articles about words and phrases from the Italian language. This category is not for articles about concepts and things but only for articles about the words themselves . As such almost all article titles should be italicized (with Template:Italic title ).
Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
"Death, death. O I thank Him, I thank Him. The Lord teach you to die." [8] [note 99] — Richard Baxter, English Puritan church leader, poet, hymnodist and theologian (8 December 1691) "Nectare clausa suo, / Dignum tantorum pretium tulit illa laborum." [11]: 147–148 — Louise-Anastasia Serment, French natural philosopher and poet (1692).
His best-known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952–1959), the Cosmicomics collection of short stories (1965), and the novels Invisible Cities (1972) and If on a winter's night a traveler (1979). Admired in Britain, Australia and the United States, Calvino was the most translated contemporary Italian writer at the time of his death. [5]
Giovanni Papini (9 January 1881 – 8 July 1956) was an Italian journalist, essayist, novelist, short story writer, poet, literary critic, and philosopher.A controversial literary figure of the early and mid-twentieth century, he was the earliest and most enthusiastic representative and promoter of Italian pragmatism. [1]
A collection of short stories. Cleaver, 2006. Dreams of Rivers and Seas, 2008. The Server, 2012. Subsequently published as Sex is Forbidden: A Novel. Painting Death, 2014. Book 3 in the Cara Massimina trilogy. Thomas and Mary: A Love Story, 2016. In Extremis, 2017. Italian Life: A Modern Fable of Loyalty and Betrayal, 2020. [12] Hotel Milano, 2023.