D.H Lawrence – a villa in Florence for £25 a year – that was the time to be an expat in Italy!

by | 7 Feb, 2015 | Books, Films, News, poets and poetry, Social History, St Mark's English Church Florence, UK Activity

David Herbert Lawrence -(1885- 1930) On 15th May 1926 D H Lawrence wrote to his friend, the aristocratic socialite and painter Dorothy Brett, from Villa Mirenda in Scandicci to advise her that he and his wife Frieda von Richthofen   had taken the top half of the Villa...

What does ‘being Italian’ mean to you? Do you remember your first perception of Italy?

by | 27 Dec, 2013 | Books, Films, Films set in Italy, Florentine restaurants, Italy and the American Imagination, Opera, Painting, poets and poetry, Religious History, Renaissance Art, Social History, St Mark's English Church Florence, The Art of Writing, theatre, WW2

We are starting off the year 2014 sharing our private impressions of Italy, in Florence during May- with five Thursday evening workshops with Australian Professor Ian Bickerton –  I am really looking forward to it! Can you recall your first impression of Italy...

How do Brits, Aussies and Yanks see Italy? Join us to review Books, Films and Poems that express our mixed impressions of our favourite place

by | 19 Nov, 2013 | Australia, Books, Films, Films set in Italy, Italy and the American Imagination, Lead story, Opera, Photography, poets and poetry, St Mark's English Church Florence

I am delighted to announce another new project for 2014 – and this one comes with lectures and a lot of experience from another Australian friend based in Florence. Starting with a Get-Together meal on the night before the course we invite you to join Professor...