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Tables of Contents for Teach Yourself World Cultures
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
introduction
ix
01 what made Italy?
the land
history
1
24
02 the language
Latin roots
some other major influences on Italian
the emergence of standard Italian
regional Italian
dialects - what are they?
linguistic minorities
Italian outside Italy
slang gergo
an expressive language that needs no words!
more recent influences on the Italian language
what of the future?
encouragement for present and future learners
25
18
03 literature
Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936)
Eugenio Montale (1896-1981)
Leonardo Sciascia (1921-1989)
Elsa Morante (1912-1985)
Natalia Ginzburg (1916-1991)
Italo Calvino (1923-1985)
Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793)
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375)
Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374)
Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
43
24
04 art and architecture
Greek and Roman art
the Byzantine influence
the Dark Ages
Romanesque
gothic
the Renaissance
secular architecture
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: Baroque
nineteenth century: Neo-Classical
twentieth century: the Futurists
modern architecture
domestic architecture
67
20
05 Italian music
Luciano Pavarotti
the heritage
instruments
traditional music
ecclesiastical music
composers of the Renaissance era
the Baroque period
the Romantic era
opera
pop music
name that tune
87
19
06 festivals, customs and traditions
festivals
II Calendario
shop-closing dates
the Italian life-cycle
customs and folklore
superstitions
folklore
traditions
106
16
07 modern creativity
science and technology - the legacy
infrastructure
the media
telecommunications
sport
cinema
fashion
food and drink
promoting Italy abroad: the Italian image
122
31
08 present-day political structures and institutions
from monarchy to Republic
the president
parliament
the government
the prime minister
political parties
social turmoil and its political consequences
economic revival
devolution of power
Church and State
what's in a name?
D'Alema to Berlusconi
153
19
09 the basics for living
education
health
housing
transport
172
22
10 Italians at work and play
agriculture
industries
tourism
working practices
unemployment
trade unions
leisure pursuits
194
26
11 the people
population
the family
the roles of the sexes
immigration
the environment
religious observance
220
22
12 Italy in the wider world
the European dimension
what of the future?
past and present glories revisited
242
10
appendix
252
1
index
253