OSCAR WILDE (1854-1900)

BIOGRAPHY Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854 of Anglo-Irish parents of noble descent and part of, what can be said, an intellectual family milieu in which he developed … Continue reading OSCAR WILDE (1854-1900)

Excerpt from “The Importance of Being Earnest” (1895), O. Wilde

Worthing Meets Lady Bracknell Act 1 Jack (Ernest) Worthing meets Lady Bracknell for an interview during which he will have to prove worthy of her daughter’s hand, Gwendolen Fairfax – … Continue reading Excerpt from “The Importance of Being Earnest” (1895), O. Wilde

ALEKSANDRA KOLLONTAJ – Marxismo e femminismo nella rivoluzione russa, Pina La Villa

La questione femminile è attuale e tutt’altro che compiuto il percorso che le donne devono ancora proseguire ed è perciò che il saggio in questione ha anche un merito divulgativo: perché si sappia che la storia non è solo impresa maschile.

Excerpt from “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Bronte

Catherine Tells Nelly of Her Love for Heathcliff ‘Perfectly right; if people be right to marry only for the present. And now, let us hear what you are unhappy about. … Continue reading Excerpt from “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Bronte

Excerpt from “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte

Jane Says Good Bye to Mr Rochester   Still indomitable was the reply–“I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I … Continue reading Excerpt from “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte