welcome
who are you?
i'm jacopo.
i decided to create this space as a way to bookmark art, book and film recommendations and resources for my hobbies i collected during the years. i used to use pen and paper but it's proven to be limiting. i'm currently using tumblr for this, but it has become stressful as it's always on the verge of shutting down.
i hope you can enjoy my space, and maybe discover something new. you're welcome to peruse my other accounts accounts, and if you find that you enjoy something i enjoyed too please don't hesitate to contact me.
current enjoyments?
i'm currently only watching gokushufudo (live action) because i'm on bed rest, and i'll be until the first days of may.
what does the main title mean?
i like to translate it to
shrine to the untold virtue
it's from ugo foscolo's the last letters of jacopo ortis, one of the most important novels in italian literature, but unfortunately overshadowed by goethe's the sorrows of young werther. the phrase refers to the letters themselves, which are seen by the protagonist as the only way his sufferings will be brought to light, but he's aware the only person who will read them is his only friend and recipient of the letters.
i chose this title as it seemed fitting for a space so personal but that i won't share with irl people.
i highly recommend reading this book, it's full of striking imagery, passionate love passages and desperate political rants. truly one of my favourite books.
and what about the sidebar?
barańczak's and cavanagh's english translation goes like
the little soul roams among those landscapes,
whereas the body is and is and is
and has nowhere to go
it's from wisława szymborska's poem tortury. that's all you're gonna get from me.