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La poesia italiana del secondo Novecento
http://www.italian-poetry.org/
La poesia italiana del secondo Novecento is a website that makes available hundreds of complete poems by over fifty contemporary Italian poets, in association with the publishers Edizioni del Leone (Lion Editions). Poems date from the last half of the twentieth century and each poet's page comes with a short biography, bibliography, and photograph. There is also a detailed critical bibliography for some poets. Many poems are accompanied by translations into various languages, including English, German, and French. Users must scroll through the poems, as there is no search facility or index. It is possible to listen to some poets reading their works aloud, such as Massimo Rossi; Claudio Damiani; and Paolo Ruffilli. A speaker symbol indicates which poems are available to hear using Windows Media Player.
There are several female poets represented, such as: Antonella Anedda; Donatella Bisutti; Patrizia Cavalli; Biancamaria Frabotta; Vivian Lamarque; Margherita Sergardi; and Gabriella Sica. Among the male poets are: Roberto Carifi; Alberto Cappi; Arnaldo Ederle; Cesare Viviani; and Lello Voce. The site also presents an extended essay on neolirismo (neolyricism) by Cesare Catà and Ettore Fini. All poems on the site are under copyright to the authors and must not be reproduced without relevant authorisation. This resource is a valuable source of primary material for those interested in contemporary Italian poetry.
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RAI teche
http://www.teche.rai.it/
RAI Teche is a website that makes available audio and video clips from the archive of Italy's public broadcasting network RAI. A selection of key resources from RAI's archive can be viewed using RealPlayer. There is also an archive of audio clips from RAI's radio stations and a collection of over 5000 photographs and stills from RAI productions. Users search for material by keyword or can browse entries under various section headings. Written documents from RAI's archive are also presented, for example, personal correspondence and official programme information. Material is divided by decade. This resource is of value to those studying the development of the media in Italy. It is also useful for locating material on individual people and topics. However users are limited to what RAI makes available at any given time.
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Sorrento radio live
http://www.sorrentoradio.com/
This is the website of Sorrento radio, a radio station that aims to promote the music and culture of Sorrento and the region of Campania. This site makes available a live stream of the station's broadcast via Windows Media Player. The station concentrates on the traditional music of Naples, Sorrento, and Campania. A collection of over 500 Neapolitan song lyrics is provided, which users can browse from an alphabetical list. There is also a list of old Neapolitan words and a selection of proverbs. Live Webcams provide views of Sorrento and Vesuvius. A short history of Sorrento and its most important buildings is included, as are photographs of people working in traditional professions. Details of local events and conferences are listed in a diary. This site is available in Italian and English. Users should note that some parts of the site were still under construction at the time of cataloguing. This resource would be of value to anyone interested in Neapolitan music or dialect or the culture of the Campania region.
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Archivio di etnografia e storia sociale (AESS)
http://www.aess.regione.lombardia.it/
This website makes available the catalogue of the Milan-based Archivio di Etnografia e Storia Sociale (Archive of Ethnography and Social History). The Archive preserves documents and images relating to social change, oral literature and history, with particular reference to Lombardy. Users can search or browse the archive's catalogue which comprises thousands of records. Amongst the holdings are audio recordings and over 10,000 images on themes such as: culture; work; the countryside; and changes in society. There are also presentations available on the site, including a look at the topic of narrative song in Italy. Users can view details and texts of a selection of songs and listen to them online. A bibliography of the archive's publications is also included. A site map facilitates navigation and a glossary is provided for clarification. This resource is a valuable starting point to the study of the history and society of Lombardy, providing access to a wealth of oral testimony.
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Dangerous graces
http://www.soton.ac.uk/~lastras/secreta/
The website Dangerous Graces describes a project on female musicians at the courts of Ferrara and Parma between 1565 and 1589. This site is of interest to those studying or researching early modern court, Italian, or music history. It is also of use to those researching the d'Este and Farnese families, or early modern women in Italian society. Although the site has been marked as under construction for some time now, it still contains a lot of valuable information about the project. Musicologist Laurie Stras and the ensemble Musica Secreta have collaborated to investigate both historically and practically performance practices in the courts of the Farnese and the d'Este in the second half of the 16th century. The website provides historical information about the musicians, the courts and the cultural interaction between performer, patron and court. The website contains score that can be listened to on RealPlayer and the site also uses Sibelius. There are texts available on the site, which have been set to music. The project received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB) within the research grants scheme.
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Italica
http://www.italica.rai.it/
This is the website of Italica, created in 1996 under the auspices of RAI International, the 'world service' of the Italian national broadcaster RAI (Radio Televisione Italiana). The intention of the site is to provide online resources for Italian studies and to promote and disseminate Italian language and culture worldwide. A major feature of Italica is that it draws on of the vast documentary resources of the RAI archives, so that users can read, watch, and listen to archive texts, films and television footage, and radio broadcasts. RealPlayer is required.
Highlights of the site include: an Italian language course for beginners; a history of the Italian language up to the present day; a diary of cultural events in Italy and abroad (Diario di bordo); a monthly column dedicated to Italian websites (Navigando); a wealth of documents on Italian culture written by academics (Argomenti); satellite radio webcasts; and an online forum. A weekly newsletter can be subscribed to, advising on new developments on the site. Some sections of the site are available in English and Spanish. This resource would be of particular value to undergraduates studying Italian, as a general source on Italian language and culture.
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Les Gaulois en Entremont
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/entremont/fr/index.html
The archaeological site of Entremont in the Aix-en-Provence region of southern France was one of the chief Celto-Ligurian oppida (or defended settlements) of ancient France whose population was in close contact first with the Greeks of Marseilles and the surrounding coast and later with the Romans who eventually conquered and colonised the area in the 120s BC. This attractively produced website provides, within a hypertext medium, a fascinating guide to the architecture, layout and material culture of the settlement, occupied in the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, an account of its broader geographical and historical context and a discussion of contacts between the indigenous inhabitants of ancient France and the wider Mediterranean world. While the ancient authors regarded the native population (called variously Salyes, Salues or Salluvii) as fierce savages who repeatedly threatened the coastal settlers, the archaeology reveals a much more complicated picture of economic and cultural contact which resulted in the adoption of Mediterranean building techniques and lifestyle habits within native communities but which also resulted in the development of vigorous local traditions of cultural expression, most notably in the production of stone carvings for cultic use. The resource also features a valuable history of Celto-Ligurian studies which date back to the early 19th century. Other features include detailed timelines and interactive maps, a bibliography of relevant publications and an didactic archaeological game aimed at a younger school-aged audience (requires a flash plug-in). This resource, which is available in English and French versions, will interest a wide constituency and will benefit both the interested amateur as well as students and researchers of French and Mediterranean archaeology.
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