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[Facts] How does one pronunce these?
They're all names Poe used in his poetry.Ligeia
Nesace
Castiglone
Israfel - the angel
Ulalume
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Ligeia = lee-gheh-yah
Nesace (which country?)
Castiglone = cah-stee-yoh-neh
Israfel = ees-rah-fel
Ulalume (which country?)
~~ Claire ~~
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Do you mean Castiglione?I've heard this as a surname pronounced cas-tig-lee-oh-nee. That's probably a simplified, americanized pronunciation though.
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In Italian, it's pr. kas-til-YO-nuh. "Gli" is always pr. "l-yee".
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