Oh! il piacere egrave; una religione e pochi gli iniziati ai suoi santi misteri! Colui che prostituisce; il momento dellamore con una donna fredda e sconosciuta; che se la stringe fra le braccia prima che il petto minacci scoppiargli; egrave; un infame come il poeta che vende la propria inspirazione; come la bella che discute il salario delle sue compiacenze. Siate innamorati amando; aspettate che la marea monti; il vento si levi; irrompa la tempesta e il sole la illumini; se volete godere le angosce divine della passione. Il mio amore egrave; un oceano; e io sono come quellaudace che salpava solo quando lo vedeva burrascoso...Vedete: vi ho osservata. Siete divinamente bella nella vostra tristezza; bella come una di quelle statue nude e velate; colle quali gli scultori si compiacciono da qualche anno a popolare le esposizioni: perdonate dunque allaffettuosa curiositagrave;; della donna che vorrebbe alzarvi il velo. Un amore tra donne nella Bologna di fine ottocento. Tra fremiti; sospiri; balli in maschera ed esotismi si svolge la vicenda passionale della baronessa Elisa di Monero e della dolce Mimy. Una lettura segreta; intima; ardita; profondahellip;Alfredo Oriani (Faenza 1852 - Casola Valsenio; Ravenna; 1909) fu uno dei piugrave; prolifici ed importanti scrittori italiani tra la fine dellrsquo;ottocento e i primi decenni del novecento. Fu apprezzato; tra gli altri; da Croce; Gobetti; Gramsci; Spadolini. Gli nocque; nel dopoguerra; la sviscerata simpatia di Mussolini per la sua opera. Per le tesi espresse nella saggistica politica; lo volle discutibilmente considerare un precursore del fascismo; al punto da promuoverne la pubblicazione dellrsquo;Opera Omnia e di volerla curare lui stesso. Lrsquo;operadi Oriani; ingiustamente messa in ombra per troppo tempo; felicemente oggi viene riproposta.Tra i suoi romanzi si ricordano: Gelosia (1894); Vortice (1896); La disfatta (1896); Olocausto (1902) e la raccolta di racconti La Bicicletta (1902).Tra la produzione saggistica: Fino a Dogali (1889); La lotta politica in Italia (1892) e La Rivolta ideale (1908).
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Case-studies of artists and music industry professionalsBy Anthony Kyle ZwarichIf you can sustain your interest through the first few chapters; the book succeeds at presenting equal arguments for and against the title "authenticity" in music. The authors avoid "name-dropping" in favor of "situation-dropping;" explaining in length the pretexts that surround some of the biggest artists in music. I felt that they managed to present the paradoxical subject with a good personal distance; there were only small portions that were editorialized.This isnt a guidebook on how to "be real;" nor a Rolling Stone-esque exposeacute; on (Your Favorite Artist); but serves more like a history of American music with an industry-related context. It explains personal and professional strategies that swayed particular musicians and bands into fakery or reality; and explores those notions carefully.11 of 15 people found the following review helpful. Depends How You Define AuthenticityBy M. FeldmanThe book is very insightful; some chapters more so than others. As a participant in the folk revolution in the first half of the 1960s; the chapter on "Mississippi" John Hurt particularly resonated with me. However; I can readily see how other chapters would affect readers who came of age in other musical periods.My only problem is definitional; the authors were too Manichean about authenticity versus the lack thereof. As I see it; while a second edition of Moby Dick may lack the authenticity of the first; it is nevertheless a desirable artifact. In other words; such other factors as age and popularity (i.e.; staying power) may compensate for missing authenticity. Accordingly; while the authors would classify as "inauthentic folk music" such songs as Early Morning Rain and City of New Orleans; I would be a less restrictive; they are destined to join such equally inauthentic folk songs as Camptown Races and This Land Is Your Land in the great American folk canon.Similarly; the authors define as "authentic" a song by Kurt Cobain and an album by Neil Young that were each recorded in one take and display all kind of [authentic] imperfections and angst. However; I question whether that makes them more authentic than a perfect opus by Pink Floyd or Miles Davis; or for that matter; Sinatras perfect cover of Ive Got You Under My Skin; which reportedly took over 30 takes to complete. And; if it is angst that confers authenticity; then that goofy pop tune; It Never Rains In California; takes the cake ("Out of work; out of bread; out of self-respect; Im out of my head; Im under-loved and underfed; I want to go hoooome").Buy the book; just pretend that its title is Random Thoughts On Post-60s Music; youll enjoy it and it will make you think.1 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Theyre Critics; OK?By ElizabethThis was written by two rock critics; one British; one American. Like a lot of critics; theyre self-conscious about not making artistic contributions of their own; and justify their existence by denigrating those whove become successful - the more successful; the more theyre put down. Another technique is to present facts and contradictions to the public story (like - were the real insiders!). There were quite a few inaccuracies in the book; and; in some places; they give reasons for their negativity and later use opposite arguments for further criticism.(!) I think a lot of celebrity bios might actually give more perspective.
