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Tables of Contents for Teach Yourself Italian
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
xi
Part one THE MAKING OF ITALY
1
66
What made Italy?
3
23
The land
3
5
History
8
18
The Language
26
18
Latin roots
27
1
Some other major influences on Italian
28
1
The emergence of standard Italian
29
1
Regional Italian
30
1
Dialects - what are they?
31
4
Linguistic minorities
35
1
Italian outside Italy
36
1
Slang `gergo'
36
1
An expressive language that needs no words!
37
1
More recent influences on the Italian language
38
2
What of the future?
40
1
Encouragement for present and future learners
41
3
Literature
44
23
Luigi Pirandello (1867--1936)
44
3
Eugenio Montale (1896--1981)
47
2
Leonardo Sciascia (1921--1989)
49
2
Elsa Morante (1912--1985)
51
1
Natalia Ginzburg (1916--1991)
52
2
Italo Calvino (1923--1985)
54
4
Carlo Goldoni (1707--1793)
58
2
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313--1375)
60
1
Francesco Petrarca (1304--1374)
61
2
Dante Alighieri (1265--1321)
63
4
Part two CREATIVE ITALY
67
88
Art and Architecture
69
20
Greek and Roman art
70
1
The Byzantine influence
71
1
The Dark Ages
72
1
Romanesque
72
2
Gothic
74
2
The Renaissance
76
4
Secular architecture
80
1
Sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: Baroque
81
1
Nineteenth century: Neo-Classical
82
1
Twentieth century: The Futurists
83
1
Modern architecture
84
1
Domestic architecture
85
4
Italian music
89
18
Luciano Pavarotti
89
2
The heritage
91
1
Instruments
92
1
Traditional music
92
3
Ecclesiastical music
95
1
Composers of the Renaissance era
95
1
The Baroque period
96
2
The Romantic era
98
3
Opera
101
2
Pop music
103
2
Name that tune
105
2
Festivals, Customs and Traditions
107
16
Festivals
107
1
II Calendario
108
4
Shop-closing dates
112
1
The Italian life-cycle
113
2
Customs and folklore
115
2
Superstitions
117
1
Folklore
118
1
Traditions
119
4
Creativity in the twentieth century
123
32
Science and technology - the legacy
123
10
Infrastructure
133
1
The media
134
2
Telecommunications
136
1
Sport
137
1
Cinema
137
4
Fashion
141
1
Food and drink
142
10
Promoting Italy abroad: the Italian image
152
3
Part three LIVING IN ITALY NOW
155
94
Present day political structure and institutions
157
18
From Monarchy to Republic
157
1
The President
157
2
Parliament
159
2
The government
161
1
The Prime Minister
162
1
Political parties
163
2
Social turmoil and its political consequences
165
2
Economic revival
167
1
Devolution of power
168
2
Church and State
170
1
What's in a name?
171
1
The present government
171
4
The basics for living
175
19
Education
175
6
Health
181
3
Housing
184
3
Transport
187
7
Italians at work and play
194
24
Agriculture
194
4
Industries
198
4
Tourism
202
4
Working practices
206
1
Unemployment
207
2
Trade Unions
209
2
Leisure pursuits
211
7
The people
218
20
Population
218
1
The family
219
2
The role of the sexes
221
5
Immigration
226
4
The environment
230
6
Religious observance
236
2
Italy in the wider world
238
11
The European dimension
238
2
What of the future?
240
2
Tax evasion
242
1
Criminal organisations
242
2
Past and present glories revisited
244
5
Index
249