The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Rome revokes ancient poet Ovid's exile – 2,000 years on Rome's city council has called for Ovid to have his exile from the Italian capital revoked -- 2,000 years after the ancient poet died. https://www.thelocal.it/20171215/rome-council-revoke-ovid-ancient-rome-poet-exile-2000-years Fri, 15 Dec 2017 12:56:23 +0100 rome-council-revoke-ovid-ancient-rome-poet-exile-2000-years Shakespeare and Italy: A literary love affair Shakespeare was fascinated by Italy - but how did he come to know so much about it? And was he actually an Italian? https://www.thelocal.it/20160422/shakespeare-and-italy-italian-bard-400-anniversary-death-verona-venice-rome-caesar-romeo-juliet-padua-mantua-taming-shrew-gentlemen-merchant-venice Fri, 22 Apr 2016 17:48:12 +0200 shakespeare-and-italy-italian-bard-400-anniversary-death-verona-venice-rome-caesar-romeo-juliet-padua-mantua-taming-shrew-gentlemen-merchant-venice Book about fascist Italian poet wins top prize A biography of Gabriele D'Annunzio, a fascist Italian poet who influenced dictator Benito Mussolini and is described as being a "repellent egotist" who loved "flowers, poetry and sex" has been awarded the Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction, the most prestigious award of its kind in the UK. https://www.thelocal.it/20131105/book-about-fascist-italian-poet-wins-top-prize Tue, 05 Nov 2013 17:03:00 +0100 book-about-fascist-italian-poet-wins-top-prize