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The name Mercury, the Messenger of the Gods, has been used for centuries by European chroniclers and gazetteers in the titles of periodicals that have featured the latest news reports, anecdotes, short stories, and satires. This engaging book, an intermediate-level Italian text, offers an up-to-date and varied portrait of Italy's language, culture, and society by presenting lively excerpts from its literature, news reports, comic books, film reviews, music lyrics, sociological surveys, and more. Every chapter in the book has a theme that is discussed from multiple points of view. The centerpiece of each chapter is a recent work of fiction, which interacts with other literary or sociocultural accounts (sometimes from English-language media outside Italy) to convey a meaningful representation of today's multifaceted Italy. The book also includes numerous exercises on grammar and comprehension. Themes include: -- Italian emigration to North and South America; -- Italy's fascination with bicycles; -- new thoughts about houses and living spaces; -- Italian cities.

Product Identifiers

PublisherYale University Press

ISBN-100300104006

ISBN-139780300104004

eBay Product ID (ePID)30875452

Product Key Features

Number of Pages416 Pages

Publication NameMercurio : an Intermediate to Advanced Reader in Italian Language and Culture

LanguageEnglish

SubjectItalian, Europe / Italy, General, Customs & Traditions

Publication Year2004

TypeLanguage Course

AuthorAndrea Fedi, Paolo Fasoli

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines, History, Social Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight28.9 Oz

Item Length1 in

Item Width0.8 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2004-018574

Reviews"An ambitious, adventurous, and unique book that gives intermediate-level students of Italian language and culture an exposure to new texts, authors, and ideas about contemporary Italian life and culture."--David Ward, Wellesley College, "An ambitious, adventurous, and unique book that gives intermediate-level students of Italian language and culture an exposure to new texts, authors, and ideas about contemporary Italian life and culture."-David Ward, Wellesley College, "I look forward to teaching with this book. The readings are truly diversified, the subjects extremely relevant, the approach up-to-date, and the exercises creative and interesting."-Lori Repetti, State University of New York, Stony Brook, "I look forward to teaching with this book. The readings are truly diversified, the subjects extremely relevant, the approach up-to-date, and the exercises creative and interesting."--Lori Repetti, State University of New York, Stony Brook

Dewey Edition22

Target AudienceTrade

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal458.6/421

Lc Classification NumberPc1117