Cinque Terre

Fabulous Friday

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May 14th 2010
Friday Class and Cinque Terre Today we woke up early to start class so we could have the majority of the day to ourselves. Shaul gave a guest lecture on Shakespeare’s influences in Italy and specifically emphasized on the Merchant of Venice. The first half of the lecture Shaul discussed the history of Shakespeare in Italy and then continued to talk about the Merchant of Venice and ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more