Episode 9: Catania and Sicily, History and Culture with Special Guest Salvatore Zito

A chat about the city of Catania and the wider island of Sicily as a whole. With special guest, Salvatore Zito.Links to photos associated with the episode....Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/historyhouse1.bsky.social/post/3lgvbu3b32c2lFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HrtaGt58r/?mibextid=wwXIfr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFagX8PMCcO/?igsh=ZHhpcm84dzN6c3gw Recommended further reading and watching…History Books Norwich, John Julius and Duncan, Paul, Sicily: A Short History, from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra, (London, 2016). Norwich, John Julius, The Normans in the South, 1016-1130 (The Normans in Sicily Volume I), (London, 2018). Norwich, John Julius, The Kingdom in the Sun, 1130-1194 (The Normans in Sicily Volume II), (London, 2018).Literature Branati, Vitaliano, Don Giovanni in Sicilia, (1941).Camilleri, Andrea, Inspector Salvo Montalbano Novel Series, (1994 to 2020).Pirandello, Luigi, Various Novels, Plays and Short (1893–1933).Sciascia, Leonardo, Il giorno della civetta, (The Day of the Owl), (1961), Il contesto (Equal Dagger), (1971), Todo modo, (By all means), (1974), Porte Aperte (Open Doors), (1987).Verga, Giovanni, Novelle rusticane, (Little Novels of Sicily), (1883 Originally, Translated by D.H. Lawrence in 1925).MoviesLa Terra Trema, (The Earth Trembles), Directed by Luchino Visconti, 1948.Divorzio all'italiana, (Divorce Italian Style), Directed by Pietro Germi, 1961.Il Gattopardo, (The Leopard), Directed by Luchino Visconti, 1963.Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, (Cinema Paradiso in English), Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, 1988, (Definitely within my top three films of all time).L'uomo delle stelle, (The Star Maker), Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, 1995. Baarìa, Directed by Guiseppe Tornatore, 2009.Break Music: Casta Diva by Bellini by Human Symphony Orchestra on Premium Beats by Shutterstock, https://www.premiumbeat.com (Purchased with license on 28/01/2025) (15:19 to 16:16) Ending and closing theme, 'Classical Orchestral Dvorak Serenade Waltz Strings Music, provided by mrqwertz on https://www.pond5.com (Purchased with license on the 01/06/2024)